Family Court Amendment Act 1981 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

FAMILY COURT.

No. 94 of 1981.

AN ACT to amend the Family Court Act 1975-1979.

{Assented to 4 December 1981.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Family Court 2arigttlieon.

Amendment Act 1981.

(2) In this Act the Family Court Act 1975-1979 Zji=teeddAs

is referred to as the principal Act. March 1980.

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may

be cited as the Family Court Act 1975-1981.

2. This Act shall come into operation on a date iCommence-

to be fixed by proclamation.

No. 94.] Family Court. [1981.

Section 4

amended. 3. Section 4 of the principal Act is amended

(a) by inserting after the definition of "Depart- ment for Community Welfare" the following definition-

" "Deputy Registrar" means a person appointed under this Act to be a Deputy Registrar of the Court; " ; and

(b) in the definition of "Registrar" by deleting ", except in sections 23, 74 and 75, " .

Section 23

amended. 4. Section 23 of the principal Act is amended

(a) in subsection (1)-

(i)  by inserting after "The Registrar" the following-

" and a Deputy Registrar or

Deputy Registrars " ; and

(ii)    by deleting "he is"; and

(b) in subsection (2) by inserting after "the Registrar" the following-

" or a Deputy Registrar " .

Section 74

amended. 5. Section 74 of the principal Act is amended by

inserting after "the Registrar" the following-

" or a Deputy Registrar " .

Section 75

amended. 6. Section 75 of the principal Act is amended in subsection (1) by inserting after "the Registrar" the following-

" or a Deputy Registrar " .