Family Law Rules (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1994 No. 591

Family Law Rules2 (Amendment)

WE, Judges within the meaning of the Family Law Act 1975, make the following Rules of Court under that Act.

Dated 25 February 1994.

ALAN J. BARBLETT

• J.

  EDWARD ELLIS

• K.

  A. MURRAY

ALWYNNE ROWLANDS

T. E. LINDENMAYER

MARY FINN

RAY WATSON

T. H. McGOVERN

GRAHAM R. BELL

B. ROSS-JONES

JOSEPHINE M. MAXWELL

R. J. BULLEY

EDWARD BUTLER

P. F. UNDERHILL

D. BULBECK

M. A. RENAUD

J. S. PURDY

RODNEY N. PURVIS

J. WILCZEK

Family Law Rules 1994 No. 59499

• H.

  J. BURTON

G. R. MULLANE

MARY JANE M. LAWRIE

P. J. MOSS

JOHN COHEN

N. MUSHIN

1. R. COLEMAN

P. F. A. HILTON

B. J. WARNICK

Judges of the Family Court

of Australia

IAN J. LOUGHNAN

Principal Registrar

Family Court of Australia

• I.

  W. P. McCALL ALAN J. BARBLETT

D. R. ANDERSON

N. TOLCON

MICHAEL H. HOLDEN

Judges of the Family Court

of Western Australia

C. E. MARTIN

Registrar

Family Court of Western Australia

1.

Commencement

1.1 These Rules commence on 4 April 1994.

2.

Amendment

2.1 The Family Law Rules are amended as set out in these Rules.

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3.

Order 10, rule 1 (Time for filing answer)

3.1 Omit "under Order 7, Division 2", substitute "for principal

relief".

4.

Order 10, rule 2 (Form and service of answer)

4.1 Omit "referred to in Order 7, Division 2", substitute "for

principal relief".

5.

Order 10, rule 6 (Answer out of time)

5.1 Omit "instituted under Order 7, Division 2", substitute "for

principal relief".

6.

Order 18, rule 12 (Service of application for principal relief)

6.1 Omit "referred to in Order 7, Division 2", substitute "for principal relief".

7.

Order 36A, rule 3 (Delegation of powers to judicial Registrars)

7.1 Add at the end:

"; (za) the power under section 60AA of the Act to grant leave for proceedings to be commenced for the adoption of a child by a prescribed adopting parent".

8.

Schedule 1 (Forms)

8.1 Form 1:

Omit "Cross out", substitute "Omit".

8.2 Form 2:

Omit "Cross out" (wherever occurring), substitute "Omit".

8.3 Form 3:

Omit "Cross out" (twice occurring), substitute "Omit".

8.4 Form 4:

Omit "Cross out" (wherever occurring), substitute "Omit".

8.5 Form 5:

Omit "Cross out" (wherever occurring), substitute "Omit".

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8.6 Form 6:

Omit "Cross out" (wherever occurring), substitute "Omit".

8.7 Form 7:

After "s. 39", insert "or s. 63B".

8.8 Form 8:

Omit "Cross out", substitute "Omit".

8.9 Form 18:

Omit "Cross out", substitute "Omit".

8.10 Form 19:

Omit "Cross out", substitute "Omit".

8.11 Form 22:

Omit "Cross out", substitute "Omit".

8.12 Form 24:

Omit "Cross out", substitute "Omit".

8.13 Form 29:

Omit "Cross out", substitute "Omit".

8.14 Form 30:

Omit "Cross out", substitute "Omit".

8.15 Form 32:

Omit "Cross out", substitute "Omit".

8.16 Form 34:

Omit "Cross out", substitute "Omit".

8.17 Form 35:

Omit "Cross out", substitute "Omit".

8.18 Form 42:

Omit "Cross out", substitute "Omit".

8.19 Form 42A:

Omit "Cross out", substitute "Omit".

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8.20 Form 43:

Omit "Cross out", substitute "Omit".

8.21 Form 48:

Add at the end:

"NOTE 2: A finding that you have contravened an order could result in any of the following:

• (a)

  imprisonment for up to 12 months;

• (b)

  a fine of up to $6,000 for a natural person or $30,000 for a body corporate;

• (c)

  detention and community service orders;

• (d)

  sequestration of property;

• (e)

  an order of compensatory access under section 112AJ of the Act .".

8.22 Form 49:

Add at the end:

"NOTE: A finding that you have contravened an order could result in any of the following:

• (a)

  imprisonment for up to 12 months;

• (b)

  a fine of up to $6,000 for a natural person or $30,000 for a body corporate;

• (c)

  detention and community service orders;

• (d)

  sequestration of property;

• (e)

  an order of compensatory access under section 112AJ of the Act .".

8.23 Form 55:

Omit the form, substitute:

FORM 55 Order 37, rule I

NOTICE TO COURT THAT SOLICITOR HAS CEASED TO

REPRESENT PARTY

TO: The Registrar

TAKE NOTICE that I am no longer representing the in

these proceedings.

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A NOTICE, in accordance with Order 37, rule 1, was served on that party on (insert date) by (set out particulars that establish due service of the notice).

*I am instructed that the future address for service of that party is (insert address)

*I am not instructed as to any future address for service of that party.

Dated this day of 19 .

(Signature of solicitor)

*Omit if not applicable.

8.24 Form 57:

Omit "Cross out", substitute "Omit".

8.25 Form 58:

Omit "Cross out", substitute "Omit".

8.26 Form 63:

Omit "Cross out", substitute "Omit".

8.27 Form 64:

Omit "Cross out", substitute "Omit".

8.28 Form 65:

Omit "Cross out", substitute "Omit".

NOTES

• 1.

  Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 15 March 1994.

• 2.

  Statutory Rules 1984 No. 425 as amended by 1985 No. 341; 1986 Nos. 6 and 193; 1987 Nos. 15, 74 and 222; 1988 Nos. 9, 15, 16, 46, 166, 236; 1989 Nos. 49, 65, 175, 201, 266 and 331; 1990 Nos. 20, 74, 348 and 474; 1991 Nos. 122, 414, 475 and 476; 1992 Nos. 8, 45, 161 and 304; 1993 Nos. 51 and 160; 1994 Nos. 25 and 58.