Family Law Amendment Rules 2000 (No. 2) 2000 No. 190
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 2000 No. 190
Issued by the authority of the Judges of the Family Court of Australia
AMENDMENT OF THE FAMILY LAW RULES
Section 123 of the Family Law Act provides that the Judges of the Family Court of Australia, or a majority of them, may make Rules of Court providing for the practice and procedure to be followed in the Family Court and other courts exercising jurisdiction under the Family Law Act.
Section 123 (2) of the Family Law Act provides that Sections 48, 48A, 48B, 49 and 50 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 apply in relation to the Rules of Court as if reference in those sections to regulations were references to Rules of Court.
The present Family Law Rules came into operation on 2 January 1985. They have been regularly reviewed and amended since that date.
DETAILS OF THE AMENDMENTS
Order 38 Rule 4AA
This amendment is necessary to make it clear that the Scale of costs is exclusive of the Goods and Services Tax and that lawyers are entitled to charge according to the scale and then add the applicable GST to their account.