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Foreign Judgments Act 1991

No. 112, 1991

Compilation No. 5

Compilation date: 18 February 2022

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 3, 2022

Registered: 1 March 2022

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Foreign Judgments Act 1991 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 18 February 2022 (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 Legislation 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 series page on the Legislation 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 series page on the Legislation 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If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.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 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Interpretation
4 External Territories
Part 2—Reciprocal enforcement of judgments
5 Application of this Part on the basis of reciprocity of treatment
6 Application for, and effect of, registration of foreign judgments
7 Setting aside a registered judgment
8 Stay of enforcement of a registered judgment
9 Re‑registration of certain registered judgments which have been set aside
10 Registrable judgments not to be otherwise enforceable
Part 3—Miscellaneous
11 Judgments to which Part 2 does not apply
12 General effect of certain judgments
13 Money judgments unenforceable if no reciprocity
14 Registered judgments cease to be enforceable in certain circumstances
15 Issue of certificates of judgments obtained in Australian courts
16 Regulations
17 Rules of Court
Part 4—Transitional provisions
18 Registration of judgments recognised under State or Territory law
19 Enforcement of judgments registered under State or Territory law after commencement of this Act
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