EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
Family Law Act 1975
Family Law Regulations (Amendment)
(Statutory Rules 1982 No. 244)
The purpose of the amendments to the regulations is to give effect to a decision to increase the court fees payable in the Family Court by 25%, in light of similar increases to fees in other Federal courts. Fees in the Family Court have not risen since 1977, which is a reduction in real terms of 32%.
Regulation 1 - This regulation sets 4 October 1982 as the date from which the increased fees are to apply.
Regulation 2 - This regulation increases the fee payable by an applicant on filing an application for a decree of dissolution or of nullity of marriage from $100 to $125, by amending sub-regulation 34A(1).
Regulation 3 - This regulation increases the fee payable in respect of an appeal under s.94 of the Family Law Act from $150 to $190, by amending sub-regulation 120A(1).
(Authorised by the Attorney-General)