Section 69L — Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)

Jurisdiction in relation to transferred matters under other Commonwealth laws

If proceedings in relation to a matter arising under a law of the Commonwealth are transferred under this Act to a court that has jurisdiction conferred on or invested in it by this Division, the jurisdiction so conferred on or invested in the court includes jurisdiction in relation to that matter.

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Related sections

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 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

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