Family Law Act 1975 s 40(3) Proclamation (27/5/1976) (Cth)

PROCLAMATION

Commonwealth of                    By His Excellency the

Australia   Governor-General of the

JOHN R. KERR   Commonwealth of Australia

Governor-General                   

IN pursuance of sub-section 40 (3) of the Family

Law Act 1975, I, SIR JOHN ROBERT KERR, the

Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia,

acting with the advice of the Federal Executive

Council, hereby–

(a)fix 1 June 1976 as the date on and after

which proceedings of the classes to which this

Proclamation applies may not be instituted in

or transferred to the Supreme Courts of the

States of New South Wales, Victoria, Queens-

land, South Australia and Tasmania and of

the Australian Capital Territory and Norfolk

Island; and

(b)declare that this Proclamation applies only to

proceedings of the classes specified in the

Schedule. 

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SCHEDULE

Classes of Proceedings to which Proclamation applies

Proceedings of a kind referred to in paragraph (a)

of the definition of ‘matrimonial cause’ in sub-section

4 (1) of that Act other than cross-proceedings in the

course of proceedings of such a kind where those

last-mentioned proceedings were pending in the

Supreme Court of the State or Territory concerned

immediately before 1 June 1976.

Proceedings of a kind referred to in paragraph (b)

of that definition.

Proceedings of a kind referred to in paragraph

(c), (d), (e) or (f) of that definition other than –

(a) proceedings that relate to proceedings for

principal relief pending in the Supreme Court

of the State or Territory concerned immediately

before 1 June 1976; or

(b) proceedings between parties between whom

proceedings of a kind referred to in paragraph

(c), (d), (e) or (f) of that definition were so

pending immediately before that date.

GIVEN under my Hand and the Great Seal

(L.S.)   of Australia on 27 May 1976.

By His Excellency’s Command,

R. ELLICOTT

Attorney-General         

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!