Section 69M — Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)

Jurisdiction is additional to other jurisdiction

The jurisdiction conferred on or invested in a court by this Division is in addition to any jurisdiction conferred on or invested in the court apart from this Division.

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Related sections

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 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

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