Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00859:section:41:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00859
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 41 (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 164902–165987

that:
 (a) arrangements have been made under which Judges will not be appointed to that court except with the approval of the Attorney‑General of the Commonwealth;
 (b) Judges appointed to that court are by reason of training, experience and personality, suitable persons to deal with matters of family law and cannot hold office beyond the age of 70 years; and
 (c) appropriate family counselling and family dispute resolution services, and family consultants, will be available to that court.
 (4A) A party to proceedings instituted or continued under this Act that are at any time pending in the Supreme Court of a State or Territory, being proceedings that could, at the date of the application under this subsection, have been instituted in a Family Court of a State, may apply to a Family Court of a State for an order transferring the proceedings to that Court, and the Court may order accordingly.
 (5) References in this Act or the applicable Rules of Court to a court of summary jurisdiction shall not be read as including references to a court to which this section applies.