Section 90YTFamily Law Act 1975 (Cth)

Limitation on section 90YX order

(1) A court cannot make an order under section 90YX with respect to a superannuation interest if:

(a) the superannuation interest is covered by a superannuation agreement that is in force; or

(b) the non‑member spouse has served a waiver notice on the trustee under section 90YZQ in respect of the interest; or

(c) a payment flag is operating on the superannuation interest.

Note: Under section 90YR, the Family Court of Western Australia or the Magistrates Court of Western Australia can terminate the operation of a payment flag in certain circumstances.

(2) Subsection (1) does not prevent the court taking superannuation interests into account when making an order under the Family Court Act 1997 (WA) with respect to other property of the parties to the de facto relationship.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 26 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

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