Section 107 — Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)

People not to be imprisoned for failure to comply with certain orders

(1) A person must not be imprisoned or otherwise placed in custody because of a contravention of an order for the payment of money made in a matrimonial cause or de facto financial cause.

(2) This section does not affect the operation of:

(a) Division 13A of Part VII; or

(b) Part XIIIA; or

(c) Part XIIIB.

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Related sections

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 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)

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