Trans-Tasman Proceedings Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1) (Cth)

Trans-Tasman Proceedings Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)¹

Select Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 10

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Family Law Act 1975, Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 and Federal Magistrates Act 1999.

Dated 22 February 2012

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

NICOLA ROXON

Attorney-General

Contents

1Name of regulation                                              2

2Commencement                                                 2

3Amendment of Family Law Regulations 1984               2

4Amendment of Federal Court of Australia Regulations 2004  2

5Amendment of Federal Magistrates Regulations 2000     2

Schedule 1Amendments of Family Law Regulations 1984          3

Schedule 2Amendments of Federal Court of Australia Regulations 2004    4

Schedule 3Amendment of Federal Magistrates Regulations 2000  5

1. Name of regulation

This regulation is the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Legislation Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1).

1. Commencement

This regulation commences on the commencement of sections 3 to 110 of the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010.

1. Amendment of Family Law Regulations 1984

Schedule 1 amends the Family Law Regulations 1984.

1. Amendment of Federal Court of Australia Regulations 2004

Schedule 2 amends the Federal Court of Australia Regulations 2004.

1. Amendment of Federal Magistrates Regulations 2000

Schedule 3 amends the Federal Magistrates Regulations 2000.

Schedule 1          Amendments of Family Law Regulations 1984

(section 3)

[1]          Regulation 3, definition of filing fee

omit

14 or 16

insert

14, 16 or 17

[2]          Subregulation 11A (4)

substitute

(4)However, the full fee is payable by the person if:

(a)the fee is mentioned in item 17 of the table in Schedule 1AA; or

(b)the full fee is less than the reduced fee.

[3]          Subregulation 11A (6)

after

item 14

insert

or 17

[4]          Schedule 1AA, after item 16

insert

17 Filing an application to register a New Zealand judgement under the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 $95

Schedule 2          Amendments of Federal Court of Australia Regulations 2004

(section 4)

[1]          Regulation 3, definition of filing fee

omit

14

insert

14A

[2]          Subregulation 11 (3)

after

filing fee

insert

(other than a fee mentioned in item 14A of Schedule 1)

[3]          Schedule 1, item 1, column 2, paragraph (a)

omit

or 13;

insert

, 13 or 14A;

[4]          Schedule 1, after item 14

insert

14A Filing of an application to register a New Zealand judgement under the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 $95

Schedule 3          Amendment of Federal Magistrates Regulations 2000

(section 5)

[1]          Schedule 1, after item 20

insert

20A Filing of an application to register a New Zealand judgement under the Trans‑Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 $95

Note

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