Family Law Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 4) (Cth)

Family Law Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 4)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2008 No. 259

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Family Law Act 1975.

Dated 12 December 2008

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

ROBERT McCLELLAND

Attorney-General

Contents

1Name of Regulations                                            2

2Commencement                                                 2

3Amendment of Family Law Regulations 1984               2

Schedule 1Amendments commencing on registration 3

Schedule 2Amendments commencing on 30 March 2009 4

Schedule 3Amendments commencing on commencement of section 212 of Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic) or on registration 5

Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the Family Law Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 4).

Commencement

(1)These Regulations commence as follows:

(a)on the day after they are registered — regulations 1 to 3 and Schedule 1;

(b)on 30 March 2009 — Schedule 2;

(c)in accordance with subregulation (2) — Schedule 3.

(2)For Schedule 3:

(a)if these Regulations are registered on or before the commencement of section 212 of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic) — Schedule 3 commences on the day after commencement of that section; or

(b)if these Regulations are registered after the commencement of section 212 of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic) — Schedule 3 commences on the day after registration.

Amendment of Family Law Regulations 1984

Schedules 1, 2 and 3 amend the Family Law Regulations 1984.

Schedule 1 Amendments commencing on registration

(regulation 3)

[1] Paragraph 19 (a)

substitute

(a)the Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007 (NSW);

[2] Paragraph 19 (d)

substitute

(d)Parts 1 to 6 of the Restraining Orders Act 1997 (WA);

[3] Paragraph 19 (h)

substitute

(h)the Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007 (NT);

[4] After paragraph 19 (h)

insert

(i)the Domestic Violence Act 1995 (NI).

[5] Schedule 8, item 1, column 2

substitute

Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007

[6] Schedule 8, item 13, column 2

substitute

Domestic and Family Violence Act 2007

Schedule 2 Amendments commencing on 30 March 2009

(regulation 3)

[1] Paragraph 19 (g)

substitute

(g)the Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2008 (ACT);

[2] Schedule 8, item 12, column 2

substitute

Domestic Violence and Protection Orders Act 2008

Schedule 3 Amendments commencing on commencement of section 212 of Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic) or on registration

(regulation 3)

[1] Paragraph 19 (b)

substitute

(b)the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic);

[2] Schedule 8, item 3, column 2

substitute

Family Violence Protection Act 2008

Note

All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See