Legislation › Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) Sections (722) s 1 — Short title s 2 — Commencement s 3 — Repeal and saving s 4 — Interpretation s 4AA — De facto relationships s 4AB — Definition of family violence etc. s 4A — Third party proceedings to set aside financial agreement s 4B — Third party proceedings to set aside Part VIIIAB financial agreement s 4C — Meaning of proceeds of crime authority s 5 — Debtor subject to a personal insolvency agreement s 6 — Polygamous marriages s 7 — Extension of Act to certain Territories s 7A — Application of the Criminal Code s 8 — Supersession of existing laws s 9A — Use of protected names and symbols s 10A — Accreditation Rules s 10AA — Immunity s 10B — Definition of family counselling s 10C — Definition of family counsellor s 10D — Confidentiality of communications in family counselling s 10E — Admissibility of communications in family counselling and in referrals from family counselling s 10F — Definition of family dispute resolution s 10G — Definition of family dispute resolution practitioner s 10H — Confidentiality of communications in family dispute resolution s 10J — Admissibility of communications in family dispute resolution and in referrals from family dispute resolution s 10K — Family dispute resolution practitioners must comply with regulations s 10KA — Simplified outline of this Division s 10KB — Definition of children’s contact services s 10KC — Definition of CCS practitioner s 10KD — Definition of CCS business s 10KE — Confidentiality of certain safety‑related information s 10KF — Admissibility of certain safety‑related information s 10KG — Civil penalty provisions s 10KH — Strict liability offences—unaccredited provision of children’s contact services s 10KI — Compliance by entities that are not legal persons s 10L — Definition of arbitration s 10M — Definition of arbitrator s 10N — Arbitrators may charge fees for their services s 10P — Immunity of arbitrators s 10PA — Admissibility of communications in post‑separation parenting programs s 10Q — Simplified outline of this Part s 10R — Definition of family safety risk screening person s 10S — Definition of family safety risk screening information s 10T — Definition of family safety risk screening process s 10U — Confidentiality of family safety risk screening information s 10V — Admissibility of family safety risk screening information etc. s 10W — Immunity of family safety risk screening persons s 11A — Functions of family consultants s 11B — Definition of family consultant s 11C — Admissibility of communications with family consultants and referrals from family consultants s 11D — Immunity of family consultants s 11E — Courts to consider seeking advice from family consultants s 11F — Court may order parties to attend, or arrange for child to attend, appointments with a family consultant s 11G — Consequences of failure to comply with order under section 11F s 11H — Family report writers s 11J — Designated family reports s 11K — Regulations prescribing standards and requirements for family report writers s 11L — Disclosure by court to regulator s 11M — Immunity of regulator s 12A — Objects of this Part s 12B — Prescribed information about non‑court based family services and court’s processes and services s 12C — Prescribed information about reconciliation s 12D — Prescribed information about Part VII proceedings s 12E — Obligations on legal practitioners s 12F — Obligations on principal executive officers of courts s 12G — Obligations on family counsellors, family dispute resolution practitioners and arbitrators s 13A — Objects of this Part s 13B — Court to accommodate possible reconciliations s 13C — Court may refer parties to family counselling, family dispute resolution and other family services s 13D — Consequences of failure to comply with order under section 13C s 13E — Court may refer certain proceedings to arbitration s 13F — Court may make orders in relation to family law arbitration s 13G — Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia may determine questions of law referred by arbitrator s 13H — Awards made in arbitration may be registered in court s 13J — Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia can review registered awards s 13K — Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia may set aside registered awards s 39 — Jurisdiction in matrimonial causes s 39A — Instituting proceedings s 39B — Jurisdiction in de facto financial causes s 39C — Ceasing jurisdiction of Supreme Court of the Northern Territory of Australia s 39D — Ceasing jurisdiction of State or Territory courts of summary jurisdiction s 39E — Revoking Proclamations ceasing jurisdiction of State or Territory courts s 39F — Territory court does not have jurisdiction unless a party is ordinarily resident in the Territory s 39G — Jurisdiction in relation to transferred matters under other Commonwealth laws s 39H — Instituting proceedings s 39J — Jurisdiction in matters arising under Part VIIIC s 40 — Limitations on jurisdiction of Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) and of State and Territory Supreme Courts s 41 — Establishment of State Family Courts s 42 — Law to be applied s 43 — Principles to be applied by courts s 44 — Institution of proceedings s 44A — Proceedings for divorce order s 45 — Stay and transfer of proceedings s 46 — Transfer of proceedings from court of summary jurisdiction in certain cases s 46A — Prescribing value of property for the purposes of section 46 s 47 — Courts to act in aid of each other s 47A — Appeals from courts of summary jurisdiction s 47B — Leave to appeal needed for child support matters s 47BA — Appeals relating to matters arising under Part VIIIC s 47C — Appeal may be dismissed if no reasonable prospect of success s 47D — Appeals to High Court may not be brought s 47E — Regulations to be sole source of certain appellate jurisdiction s 48 — Divorce s 49 — Meaning of separation s 50 — Effect of resumption of cohabitation s 51 — Nullity of marriage s 52 — Court not to make divorce order where application for decree of nullity before it s 53 — Circumstances occurring before commencement of Act or outside Australia s 55 — When divorce order takes effect s 55A — Divorce order where children s 56 — Certificate as to divorce order s 57 — Rescission of divorce order where parties reconciled s 58 — Rescission of divorce order on ground of miscarriage of justice s 59 — Remarriage s 60 — No appeal after divorce order takes effect s 60A — What this Division does s 60B — Objects of Part s 60C — Outline of Part s 60CA — Child’s best interests paramount consideration in making a parenting order s 60CB — Proceedings to which Subdivision applies s 60CC — How a court determines what is in a child’s best interests s 60CD — How the views of a child are expressed s 60CE — Children not required to express views s 60CF — Informing court of relevant family violence orders s 60CG — Court to consider risk of family violence s 60CH — Informing court of care arrangements under child welfare laws s 60CI — Informing court of notifications to, and investigations by, information sharing agencies s 60D — Adviser’s obligations in relation to best interests of the child s 60E — Application of Part to void marriages s 60EA — Definition of de facto partner s 60F — Certain children are children of marriage etc. s 60G — Leave may be granted for adoption proceedings by prescribed adopting parent s 60H — Children born as a result of artificial conception procedures s 60HA — Children of de facto partners s 60HB — Children born under surrogacy arrangements s 60I — Attending family dispute resolution before applying for Part VII order s 60J — Family dispute resolution not attended because of child abuse or family violence s 61A — What this Division does s 61B — Meaning of parental responsibility s 61C — Each parent has parental responsibility (subject to court orders) s 61CA — Consultation between parents on major long‑term issues s 61D — Parenting orders and parental responsibility s 61DAA — Effect of parenting order that provides for joint decision‑making about major long‑term issues s 61DAB — No need to consult on issues that are not major long‑term issues s 61E — Effect of adoption on parental responsibility s 61F — Application to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children s 62A — What this Division does s 62B — Court’s obligation to inform people to whom Part VII orders apply about family counselling, family dispute resolution and other family services s 62G — Reports by family consultants s 63A — What this Division does s 63B — Parents encouraged to reach agreement s 63C — Meaning of parenting plan and related terms s 63CAA — Parenting plans may include child support provisions s 63D — Parenting plan may be varied or revoked by further written agreement s 63DA — Obligations of advisers s 63DB — Registered parenting plans s 63E — Registration of a revocation of a registered parenting plan s 63F — Child welfare provisions of registered parenting plans s 63G — Child maintenance provisions of registered parenting plans—where not enforceable as maintenance agreements s 63H — Court’s powers to set aside, discharge, vary, suspend or revive registered parenting plans s 64A — What this Division does s 64B — Meaning of parenting order and related terms s 64C — Parenting orders may be made in favour of parents or other persons s 64D — Parenting orders subject to later parenting plans s 65A — What this Division does s 65AA — Child’s best interests paramount consideration in making a parenting order s 65B — Division does not apply to child maintenance orders s 65C — Who may apply for a parenting order s 65D — Court’s power to make parenting order s 65DAAA — Reconsideration of final parenting orders s 65DAB — Court to have regard to parenting plans s 65DA — Parenting orders s 65F — General requirements for counselling before parenting order made s 65G — Special conditions for making parenting order about whom a child lives with or the allocation of parental responsibility by consent in favour of non‑parent s 65H — Children who are 18 or over or who have married or entered de facto relationships s 65J — Effect of adoption on parenting order s 65K — What happens when parenting order that deals with whom a child lives with does not make provision in relation to death of parent with whom child lives s 65L — Family consultants may be required to supervise or assist compliance with parenting orders s 65LA — Court may order attendance at a post‑separation parenting program s 65LB — Conditions for providers of post‑separation parenting programs s 65X — Interpretation s 65Y — Obligations if certain parenting orders have been made: taking or sending a child outside Australia s 65YA — Obligations if certain parenting orders have been made: retaining a child outside Australia s 65Z — Obligations if proceedings for the making of certain parenting orders are pending: taking or sending a child outside Australia s 65ZAA — Obligations if proceedings for the making of certain parenting orders are pending: retaining a child outside Australia s 65ZA — Obligations of owners etc. of aircraft and vessels if certain parenting orders made s 65ZB — Obligations of owners etc. of aircraft and vessels if proceedings for the making of certain parenting orders are pending s 65ZC — General provisions applicable to sections 65ZA and 65ZB s 65ZD — State or Territory laws stopping children leaving Australia not affected s 65ZE — Extended geographical jurisdiction—category D s 66A — What this Division does s 66B — Objects s 66C — Principles—parents have primary duty to maintain s 66D — Principles—when step‑parents have a duty to maintain s 66E — Child maintenance order not to be made etc. if application for administrative assessment of child support could be made s 66F — Who may apply for a child maintenance order s 66G — Court’s power to make child maintenance order s 66H — Approach to be taken in proceedings for child maintenance order s 66J — Matters to be taken into account in considering financial support necessary for maintenance of child s 66K — Matters to be taken into account in determining contribution that should be made by party etc. s 66L — Children who are 18 or over s 66M — When step‑parents have a duty to maintain s 66N — Determining financial contribution of step‑parent s 66P — General powers of court s 66Q — Urgent child maintenance orders s 66R — Specification in orders of payments etc. for child maintenance purposes s 66S — Modification of child maintenance orders s 66SA — Varying the maintenance of certain children s 66T — Effect of child turning 18 s 66U — Effect of death of child, person liable to pay or person entitled to receive s 66V — Effect of adoption, marriage or entering into a de facto relationship s 66VA — Children who are 18 or over: change of circumstances s 66W — Recovery of arrears s 66X — Recovery of amounts paid, and property transferred or settled, under maintenance orders s 67A — What this Division does s 67B — Father liable to contribute towards maintenance and expenses of mother s 67C — Matters to be taken into account in proceedings under Subdivision s 67D — Powers of court in proceedings under Subdivision s 67E — Urgent orders s 67F — Who may institute proceedings s 67G — Time limit for institution of proceedings s 67J — Meaning of location order and Commonwealth information order s 67K — Who may apply for a location order s 67L — Child’s best interests paramount consideration in making a location order s 67M — Provisions about location orders, other than Commonwealth information orders s 67N — Provisions about Commonwealth information orders s 67NA — Persons who are related to a child for the purposes of paragraph 67N(9)(b) s 67P — Information provided under location order not to be disclosed except to limited persons s 67Q — Meaning of recovery order s 67R — How recovery orders authorise or direct people s 67S — How recovery orders to stop and search etc. name or describe vehicles, places etc. s 67T — Who may apply for a recovery order s 67U — Court’s power to make recovery order s 67V — Child’s best interests paramount consideration in making a recovery order s 67W — How long recovery order remains in force s 67X — Persons not to prevent or hinder taking of action under recovery order s 67Y — Obligation to notify persons of child’s return s 67Z — Where interested person makes allegation of child abuse s 67ZA — Where member of the Court personnel, family counsellor, family dispute resolution practitioner or arbitrator suspects child abuse etc. s 67ZB — No liability for notification under section 67Z or 67ZA s 67ZBA — Where interested person makes allegation of family violence s 67ZBB — Court to take prompt action in relation to allegations of child abuse or family violence s 67ZBC — Meaning of information sharing agency s 67ZBD — Order to provide particulars of documents or information relating to certain matters s 67ZBE — Order to provide documents or information relating to certain matters s 67ZBF — Disclosure of protected material s 67ZBG — Advice to court about risk of disclosure s 67ZBH — Admission of particulars, documents or information into evidence s 67ZBI — Information sharing agencies and court must have regard to information sharing safeguards s 67ZBJ — When orders may be made s 67ZBK — Subpoena in respect of certain documents or information s 67ZBL — Review of provisions s 67ZC — Orders relating to welfare of children s 67ZD — Orders for delivery of travel documents s 68A — What this Division does s 68B — Injunctions s 68C — Powers of arrest s 68L — Court order for independent representation of child’s interests s 68LA — Role of independent children’s lawyer s 68M — Order that child be made available for examination s 68N — Purposes of this Division s 68P — Obligations of court making an order or granting an injunction under this Act that is inconsistent with an existing family violence order s 68Q — Relationship of order or injunction made under this Act with existing inconsistent family violence order s 68R — Power of court making a family violence order to revive, vary, discharge or suspend an existing order, injunction or arrangement under this Act s 68S — Application of Act and Rules when exercising section 68R power s 68T — Special provisions relating to proceedings to make an interim (or interim variation of) family violence order s 69A — What this Division does s 69B — Certain proceedings to be instituted only under this Part s 69C — Who may institute proceedings s 69D — Institution of maintenance proceedings by authorised authority or person s 69E — Child or parent to be present in Australia etc. s 69F — Applicant may be in contempt s 69G — Interpretation s 69GA — Jurisdiction of prescribed courts etc. s 69H — Jurisdiction of Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2), State Family Courts and Northern Territory Supreme Court s 69J — Jurisdiction of courts of summary jurisdiction s 69K — Territory court does not have jurisdiction unless a party is ordinarily resident in the Territory s 69L — Jurisdiction in relation to transferred matters under other Commonwealth laws s 69M — Jurisdiction is additional to other jurisdiction s 69N — Transfer of proceedings from courts of summary jurisdiction in certain cases s 69P — Presumptions of parentage arising from marriage s 69Q — Presumption of paternity arising from cohabitation s 69R — Presumption of parentage arising from registration of birth s 69S — Presumptions of parentage arising from findings of courts s 69T — Presumption of paternity arising from acknowledgments s 69U — Rebuttal of presumptions etc. s 69V — Evidence of parentage s 69VA — Declarations of parentage s 69W — Orders for carrying out of parentage testing procedures s 69X — Orders associated with parentage testing orders s 69XA — Matters related particularly to parentage testing for purposes of an international agreement or arrangement s 69Y — Orders directed to persons 18 or over s 69Z — Orders directed to children under 18 s 69ZA — No liability if parent etc. consents s 69ZB — Regulations about carrying out, and reporting on, parentage testing procedures s 69ZC — Reports of information obtained may be received in evidence s 69ZD — Parentage testing for purposes of international maintenance agreements s 69ZE — Extension of Part to the States s 69ZF — Unless declaration in force, Part’s extension to a State has effect subject to modifications s 69ZG — Application of Part in, and in relation to, Territories s 69ZH — Additional application of Part s 69ZJ — Additional jurisdiction of courts s 69ZK — Child welfare laws not affected s 69ZL — Short form reasons for decisions relating to interim parenting orders s 70A — What this Division does s 70C — General registration of orders made under law of prescribed State s 70D — Registration of orders in a particular State s 70E — Effect of registration s 70G — Registration of orders s 70H — Effect of registration—general s 70J — Effect of registration on exercise of jurisdiction s 70K — Cancellation of registration if Subdivision C parenting order made s 70L — Relationship between Australian orders and registered overseas child orders s 70M — Registry Manager to send documents etc. to overseas jurisdiction s 70N — Regulations may deal with sending Australian orders etc. to overseas jurisdiction s 70NAA — Simplified outline s 70NAB — Objects s 70NAC — Meaning of contravene a child‑related order s 70NAD — Meaning of reasonable excuse for contravening a child‑related order s 70NADA — Burden of proof in relation to reasonable excuse s 70NAE — Standard of proof s 70NBA — Court may make orders in proceedings relating to contravention of child‑related orders s 70NBB — Make‑up time parenting orders s 70NBC — Variation and suspension of child‑related orders that are parenting orders s 70NBD — Post‑separation parenting programs s 70NBF — Orders where contravention established without reasonable excuse s 70NCA — Matters relating to bonds s 70NCB — Procedure for enforcing bonds s 70NCC — Matters relating to imprisonment s 70NCD — Powers of court in relation to imprisoned person s 70NCE — Rules relating to child maintenance orders and child support s 70NDA — Court may issue warrant for arrest of alleged offender s 70NDB — Relationship between Division and prosecutions for offences under other laws s 70NDC — Division does not limit operation of section 105 s 70P — What this Division does s 70PA — Situation to which Subdivision applies s 70PB — Arrested person to be brought before a court s 70PC — Obligation of court—where application before it to deal with contravention s 70PD — Obligation of court—where no application before it, but application before another court, to deal with contravention s 70PE — Obligation of court—where no application before any court to deal with contravention s 70PF — Applications heard as required by subsection 70PC(2) or paragraph 70PD(3)(b) s 70Q — Certain instruments not liable to duty s 71 — Interpretation s 71A — This Part does not apply to certain matters covered by binding financial agreements s 71B — Duty of disclosure s 72 — Right of spouse to maintenance s 74 — Power of court in spousal maintenance proceedings s 75 — Matters to be taken into consideration in relation to spousal maintenance s 77 — Urgent spousal maintenance cases s 77A — Specification in orders of payments etc. for spouse maintenance purposes s 78 — Declaration of interests in property s 79 — Alteration of property interests s 79AA — Other matters in relation to alteration of property interests s 79A — Setting aside of orders altering property interests s 79B — Notification of proceeds of crime orders etc. s 79C — Court to stay property or spousal maintenance proceedings affected by proceeds of crime orders etc. s 79D — Lifting a stay s 79E — Intervention by proceeds of crime authority s 79F — Notifying third parties about application s 79G — Notifying bankruptcy trustee etc. about application under section 74, 78, 79 or 79A s 79H — Notifying court about bankruptcy etc. s 79J — Notifying non‑bankrupt spouse about application under section 139A of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 s 80 — General powers of court s 81 — Duty of court to end financial relations s 82 — Cessation of spousal maintenance orders s 83 — Modification of spousal maintenance orders s 85A — Ante‑nuptial and post‑nuptial settlements s 86A — Certain maintenance agreements ineffective s 86 — Registered maintenance agreements s 87 — Operation of maintenance agreements entered into in substitution for rights under Act s 87A — Specification in maintenance agreements of payments etc. for maintenance purposes s 88 — Enforcement of maintenance agreements s 89 — Overseas maintenance agreements s 89A — Institution of spousal maintenance proceedings by authority or person s 90 — Certain instruments not liable to duty s 90AA — Object of this Part s 90AB — Definitions s 90AC — This Part overrides other laws, trust deeds etc. s 90ACA — This Part not to apply to certain annuities s 90AD — Extended meaning of matrimonial cause and property s 90ADA — Other provisions of this Act not affected by this Part s 90AE — Court may make an order under section 79 binding a third party s 90AF — Court may make an order or injunction under section 114 binding a third party s 90AG — Orders and injunctions binding on trustees s 90AH — Protection for a third party s 90AI — Service of documents on a third party s 90AJ — Expenses of third party s 90AK — Acquisition of property s 90A — Definitions s 90B — Financial agreements before marriage s 90C — Financial agreements during marriage s 90D — Financial agreements after divorce order is made s 90DA — Need for separation declaration for certain provisions of financial agreement to take effect s 90DB — Whether or when certain other provisions of financial agreements take effect s 90E — Requirements with respect to provisions in financial agreements relating to the maintenance of a party or a child or children s 90F — Certain provisions in agreements s 90G — When financial agreements are binding s 90H — Effect of death of party to financial agreement s 90J — Termination of financial agreement s 90K — Circumstances in which court may set aside a financial agreement or termination agreement s 90KA — Validity, enforceability and effect of financial agreements and termination agreements s 90L — Financial and other agreements etc. not liable to duty s 90M — Notification of proceeds of crime orders etc. s 90N — Court to stay property or spousal maintenance proceedings affected by proceeds of crime orders etc. s 90P — Lifting a stay s 90Q — Intervention by proceeds of crime authority s 90RA — Participating jurisdictions s 90RB — Meaning of child of a de facto relationship s 90RC — Relationship with State and Territory laws s 90RD — Declarations about existence of de facto relationships s 90RE — Effect of declarations s 90RF — Applying for declarations s 90RG — Geographical requirement s 90RH — Setting aside declarations s 90RI — Duty of disclosure s 90SA — This Division does not apply to certain matters covered by binding financial agreements s 90SB — When this Division applies—length of relationship etc. s 90SC — This Division ceases to apply in relation to a de facto relationship if the parties marry each other s 90SD — Geographical requirement s 90SE — Power of court in maintenance proceedings s 90SF — Matters to be taken into consideration in relation to maintenance s 90SG — Urgent maintenance cases s 90SH — Specification in orders of payments etc. for maintenance purposes s 90SI — Modification of maintenance orders s 90SJ — Cessation of maintenance orders s 90SK — Geographical requirement s 90SL — Declaration of interests in property s 90SM — Alteration of property interests s 90SMA — Other matters in relation to alteration of property interests s 90SN — Varying and setting aside orders altering property interests s 90SO — Notifying third parties about application s 90SP — Notifying bankruptcy trustee etc. about application under section 90SE, 90SL, 90SM or 90SN s 90SQ — Notifying court about bankruptcy etc. s 90SR — Notifying non‑bankrupt de facto party about application under section 139A of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 s 90SS — General powers of court s 90ST — Duty of court to end financial relations s 90TA — Orders and injunctions binding third parties s 90UA — Geographical requirement for agreements made in participating jurisdictions s 90UB — Financial agreements before de facto relationship s 90UC — Financial agreements during de facto relationship s 90UD — Financial agreements after breakdown of a de facto relationship s 90UE — Agreements made in non‑referring States that become Part VIIIAB financial agreements s 90UF — Need for separation declaration for certain provisions of financial agreement to take effect s 90UG — Whether or when certain other provisions of financial agreements take effect s 90UH — Requirements with respect to provisions in financial agreements relating to the maintenance of a party or a child or children s 90UI — Certain provisions in financial agreements s 90UJ — When financial agreements are binding s 90UK — Effect of death of party to financial agreement s 90UL — Termination of financial agreement s 90UM — Circumstances in which court may set aside a financial agreement or termination agreement s 90UN — Validity, enforceability and effect of financial agreements and termination agreements s 90VA — Notification of proceeds of crime orders etc. s 90VB — Court to stay property or maintenance proceedings affected by proceeds of crime orders etc. s 90VC — Lifting a stay s 90VD — Intervention by proceeds of crime authority s 90WA — Certain instruments not liable to duty s 90XA — Object of this Part s 90XB — This Part overrides other laws, trust deeds etc. s 90XC — Extended meanings of matrimonial cause and de facto financial cause s 90XD — Definitions s 90XDA — Extended meaning of trustee s 90XE — Splittable payments s 90XF — Reversionary interest s 90XG — Meaning of in force s 90XH — Superannuation agreement to be included in financial agreement if about a marriage s 90XHA — Superannuation agreement to be included in Part VIIIAB financial agreement if about a de facto relationship s 90XI — Operative time for payment split s 90XJ — Payment split under superannuation agreement or flag lifting agreement s 90XK — Operative time for payment flag s 90XL — Payment flag s 90XLA — Some splittable payments payable if payment flag operating s 90XM — Payment flag may be terminated by court s 90XN — Flag lifting agreement etc. s 90XO — Limitation on section 79 or 90SM order s 90XP — Separation declaration s 90XR — Enforcement by court order s 90XS — Order under section 79 or 90SM may include orders in relation to superannuation interests s 90XT — Splitting order s 90XU — Flagging order s 90XUA — Some splittable payments may be made without leave of court s 90XV — Court may cancel payment split s 90XW — Deductions from splittable payment before calculating payment split s 90XX — Multiple payment splits applying to the same splittable payment s 90XY — Fees payable to trustee s 90XZ — Superannuation preservation requirements s 90XZA — Waiver of rights under payment split s 90XZB — Trustee to provide information s 90XZC — Death of non‑member spouse s 90XZD — Orders binding on trustee s 90XZE — Protection for trustee s 90XZF — Service of documents on trustee s 90XZG — False declarations s 90XZH — Terminating employment because of payment flag etc. s 90XZJ — Requests for Commissioner of Taxation to provide superannuation information s 90YA — Object of this Part s 90YB — Application of this Part s 90YC — This Part overrides other laws, trust deeds etc. s 90YD — Definitions s 90YE — Meaning of child of a de facto relationship s 90YF — Extended meaning of trustee s 90YG — Splittable payments s 90YH — Reversionary interest s 90YI — Meaning of in force s 90YJ — Rules of Court s 90YJA — Duty of disclosure s 90YK — Superannuation agreement to be included in Western Australian financial agreement if about a de facto relationship s 90YL — Part VIIIB superannuation agreements that become superannuation agreements for the purposes of this Part s 90YM — Operative time for payment split s 90YN — Payment split under superannuation agreement or flag lifting agreement s 90YO — Operative time for payment flag s 90YP — Payment flag s 90YQ — Some splittable payments payable if payment flag operating s 90YR — Payment flag may be terminated by court s 90YS — Flag lifting agreement etc. s 90YT — Limitation on section 90YX order s 90YU — Separation declaration s 90YW — Enforcement by court order s 90YX — Orders in relation to superannuation interests s 90YY — Splitting order s 90YZ — Flagging order s 90YZA — Some splittable payments may be made without leave of court s 90YZB — Geographical requirement s 90YZC — Length of relationship etc. s 90YZD — Other rules relating to proceedings under section 90YX s 90YZE — Varying and setting aside orders under section 90YX s 90YZF — Notifying third parties about application s 90YZG — Notifying bankruptcy trustee etc. about application under section 90YX or 90YZE s 90YZH — Notifying court about bankruptcy etc. s 90YZI — Notifying non‑bankrupt de facto party about application under section 139A of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 s 90YZJ — Duty of court to end financial relations s 90YZK — Orders and injunctions binding third parties s 90YZL — Court may cancel payment split s 90YZM — Deductions from splittable payment before calculating payment split s 90YZN — Multiple payment splits applying to the same splittable payment s 90YZO — Fees payable to trustee s 90YZP — Superannuation preservation requirements s 90YZQ — Waiver of rights under payment split s 90YZR — Trustee to provide information s 90YZS — Death of non‑member spouse s 90YZT — Orders binding on trustee s 90YZU — Protection for trustee s 90YZV — Service of documents on trustee s 90YZW — False declarations s 90YZX — Terminating employment because of payment flag etc. s 90YZY — Requests for Commissioner of Taxation to provide superannuation information s 91 — Intervention by Attorney‑General s 91A — Delegation by Attorney‑General s 91B — Intervention by child welfare officer s 92 — Intervention by other persons s 92A — Intervention in child abuse cases s 95 — Overarching purpose of the family law practice and procedure provisions s 96 — Duty to act consistently with the overarching purpose s 97 — Procedure s 98 — Evidence by affidavit s 98A — Proceedings in absence of parties s 100 — Evidence of husbands, wives or spouses s 100B — Children swearing affidavits, being called as witnesses or being present in court s 101 — Protection of witnesses s 102 — Proof of birth, parentage, death or marriage s 102A — Restrictions on examination of children s 102B — Assessors s 102BA — Definition of protected confidence s 102BB — Definition of professional service s 102BC — Direction in relation to adducing evidence s 102BD — Direction in relation to complying with disclosure requirement s 102BE — Grounds and considerations for directions s 102BF — Consent by protected confider s 102C — Testimony s 102D — Appearance of persons s 102E — Making of submissions s 102F — Conditions for use of links s 102G — Putting documents to a person s 102J — Administration of oaths and affirmations s 102K — Expenses s 102L — New Zealand proceedings s 102NA — Mandatory protections for parties in certain cases s 102NB — Court‑ordered protections in other cases s 102NC — Review of this Division s 102ND — Proceedings to which this Division applies s 102NE — Principles for conducting child‑related proceedings and property or other proceedings s 102NF — This Division also applies to proceedings in Chambers s 102NG — Powers under this Division may be exercised on court’s own initiative s 102NH — General duties s 102NJ — Power to make determinations, findings and orders at any stage of proceedings s 102NK — Use of family consultants s 102NL — Rules of evidence not to apply unless court decides s 102NM — Evidence of children s 102NN — Court’s general duties and powers relating to evidence s 102P — Definitions s 102PA — Powers of a court not affected s 102PB — Other laws not affected s 102PC — Relationship with Part XIVB s 102PD — Safeguarding public interest in open justice s 102PE — Power to make orders s 102PF — Grounds for making an order s 102PG — Procedure for making an order s 102PH — Interim orders s 102PI — Duration of orders s 102PJ — Exception for court officials s 102PK — Contravention of order s 102QAA — Simplified outline s 102Q — Definitions s 102QA — Interactions between provisions and with other powers of court s 102QAB — Summary decrees s 102QAC — Making harmful proceedings orders s 102QAD — Proceedings in contravention of harmful proceedings order s 102QAE — Application for leave to institute proceedings s 102QAF — Dismissing application for leave s 102QAG — Granting application for leave s 102QB — Making vexatious proceedings orders s 102QC — Notification of vexatious proceedings orders s 102QD — Proceedings in contravention of vexatious proceedings order s 102QE — Application for leave to institute proceedings by person subject to vexatious proceedings order s 102QF — Dismissing application for leave by person subject to vexatious proceedings order s 102QG — Granting application for leave by person subject to vexatious proceedings order s 103 — Decrees under this Act s 104 — Overseas decrees s 104A — Recognition in external Territories s 105 — Enforcement generally s 106 — Maintenance orders—more than 12 months in arrears s 106A — Execution of instruments by order of court s 106B — Transactions to defeat claims s 107 — People not to be imprisoned for failure to comply with certain orders s 109 — Inter‑State enforcement of child bearing expenses order s 109A — Rules of Court relating to enforcement s 109AA — Rules of Court relating to enforcement—Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) s 109B — Rules of Court relating to enforcement—Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) s 110 — Overseas enforcement of maintenance orders etc. s 110A — Registration and enforcement in Australia of overseas maintenance agreements etc. s 110B — Transmission of agreements etc. to overseas jurisdictions s 111 — Convention on Recovery Abroad of Maintenance s 111A — Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions Relating to Maintenance Obligations s 111AA — Maintenance obligations with New Zealand s 111AB — Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Australia for the enforcement of Maintenance (Support) Obligations s 111B — Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction s 111C — International agreements about adoption etc. s 111CA — Definitions s 111CB — Relationship between this Division and other provisions s 111CC — Application of this Subdivision s 111CD — Jurisdiction relating to the person of a child s 111CE — Limitation when a child is wrongfully removed from or retained outside a Convention country s 111CF — Limitations when prior proceedings pending in a Convention country s 111CG — If a court is asked to assume jurisdiction s 111CH — Limitation if a competent authority of a Convention country is asked to assume jurisdiction s 111CI — When a certain Commonwealth personal protection measure lapses s 111CJ — Application of this Subdivision s 111CK — Jurisdiction to appoint, or determine the powers of, a guardian for a child’s property s 111CL — Limitation when a child is wrongfully removed from or retained outside a Convention country s 111CM — Limitations when prior proceedings pending in a Convention country s 111CN — If a court is asked to assume jurisdiction s 111CO — Limitation if a competent authority of a Convention country is asked to assume jurisdiction s 111CP — When a certain Commonwealth property protection measure lapses s 111CQ — Meaning of law s 111CR — Applicable law generally s 111CS — Applicable law concerning parental responsibility s 111CT — Effect of registered foreign measures s 111CU — Obligation to obtain consent to place child s 111CV — Obligation to inform competent authority about serious danger to a child s 111CW — Court proceedings dealing with whom a child spends time with s 111CX — Jurisdiction for a location order or a Commonwealth information order s 111CY — Giving information to central authorities and competent authorities in Convention countries s 111CZ — Regulations to implement the Convention s 111D — Regulations may provide for rules of evidence s 112AA — Interpretation s 112AB — Meaning of contravene an order s 112AC — Meaning of reasonable excuse for contravening an order s 112AD — Sanctions for failure to comply with orders s 112AE — Sentences of imprisonment s 112AF — Bonds s 112AG — Additional sentencing alternatives s 112AH — Failure to comply with sentence passed, or order made, pursuant to paragraph 112AD(2)(b) s 112AK — Variation and discharge of orders s 112AM — Relationship between Division and other laws s 112AN — Arrangements with States and Territories for carrying out of sentences and orders s 112AO — Division does not limit operation of section 105 s 112AP — Contempt s 112A — Interpretation s 113 — Proceedings for declarations s 114 — Injunctions s 114AA — Powers of arrest s 114AB — Operation of State and Territory laws s 114A — Interpretation s 114B — Establishment of Institute s 114C — Minister may give directions to Director s 114D — Appointment of Director s 114E — Term of appointment s 114F — Acting appointments s 114G — Director’s remuneration s 114H — Outside employment s 114J — Leave of absence s 114L — Other terms and conditions s 114LA — Resignation s 114LB — Termination of appointment s 114LD — Delegation s 114M — Staff s 114N — Simplified outline of this Part s 114P — Meaning of terms used in this Part s 114Q — Indictable offence—communication to the public of account of proceedings that identifies parties or others involved in proceedings s 114R — Indictable offence—communication to the public of list of court etc. proceedings that refers to names of parties s 114S — When a communication is not a communication to the public s 114T — Consent of Director of Prosecutions required to commence proceedings s 114UA — Definitions s 114UB — Costs orders—general s 114UC — Costs of independent children’s lawyer and limitations on costs relating to intervening officer or litigation guardian etc. s 114UD — Costs in proceedings relating to overseas enforcement and international Conventions s 114UE — Security for costs s 115 — Family Law Council s 117A — Reparation for certain losses and expenses relating to children s 117B — Interest on moneys ordered to be paid s 117C — Offers of settlement s 119 — Married persons may sue each other s 120 — Criminal conversation, adultery and enticement s 122 — Rights of legal practitioners s 122AAA — Protection of Registrars conducting conferences about property matters s 122A — Making arrests under this Act or warrants s 122AA — Powers to enter and search premises, and stop conveyances, for making arrests under this Act or warrants s 122B — Arrangements with States and Territories s 123 — Rules of Court—standard Rules of Court s 123A — Rules of Court—Family Courts of a State s 124 — Rules Advisory Committee s 124A — Regulations in relation to overseas‑related maintenance obligations etc. s 125 — Regulations Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 26 May 2026. 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