Section 69K — Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)

A court of a Territory must not hear or determine proceedings under this Part unless at least one of the parties to the proceedings is ordinarily resident in the Territory when the proceedings are instituted or are transferred to the court.

Related sections

• 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 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

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