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Family Law Act 1975

No. 53, 1975

Compilation No. 100

Compilation date: 11 December 2024

                Includes amendments: Act No. 118, 2024

This compilation is in 2 volumes

Volume 1: sections 1–90
Volume 2: sections 90AA–125
 Schedule
 Endnotes

Each volume has its own contents

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Family Law Act 1975 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 11 December 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Repeal and saving
4 Interpretation
4AA De facto relationships
4AB Definition of family violence etc.
4A Third party proceedings to set aside financial agreement
4B Third party proceedings to set aside Part VIIIAB financial agreement
4C Meaning of proceeds of crime authority
5 Debtor subject to a personal insolvency agreement
6 Polygamous marriages
7 Extension of Act to certain Territories
7A Application of the Criminal Code
8 Supersession of existing laws
Part IA—Protection of names
9A Use of protected names and symbols
Part II—Non‑court based family services
Division 1—Accreditation of family counsellors, family dispute resolution practitioners and other family service providers
10A Accreditation Rules
Division 2—Family counselling
10B Definition of family counselling
10C Definition of family counsellor
10D Confidentiality of communications in family counselling
10E Admissibility of communications in family counselling and in referrals from family counselling
Division