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'police officer' means:
              (a) a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police; or
              (b) a member, however described, of the police force of a State or Territory;
          'this Act' includes the regulations and Rules of Court;"; and
     (f) by omitting subsections (3) and (4).

Repeal of sections 5 and 5a
6. Sections 5 and 5a of the Principal Act are repealed.

Transitional
7. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from paragraphs (7) (b) and (7a) (a) and (b) "63" (wherever occurring) and substituting "55a".

Repeal of section 10
8. Section 10 of the Principal Act is repealed.

Conciliation
9. Section 14 of the Principal Act is amended:
     (a) by omitting from subsection (4) "the children of the marriage" and substituting "their children"; and
     (b) by omitting from subsection (5) "and to any child of the marriage" and substituting "or to any of their children".

Notice seeking counselling
10. Section 15 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (2) "and to the children of the marriage" and substituting "or to any of their children".

Advice as to counselling
11. Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (2) ", or a child of, a marriage, or any party to" and substituting "a marriage, or to".

Conciliation counselling
12. Section 16a of the Principal Act is amended:
     (a) by omitting from paragraph (a) "children of marriages" and substituting "their children"; and
     (b) by adding at the end the following subsection:
          "(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to:
          (a) a court exercising jurisdiction under Part VII; or
          (b) proceedings under Part VII.".

Provision of certain documents
13. Section 17 of the Principal Act is amended:
     (a) by inserting "(other than under Part VII)" after "Act"; and
     (b) by omitting from paragraph (a) "the children of the marriage" and substituting "children whose welfare is likely to be affected by the proceedings".

Original jurisdiction of Family Court
14. Section 31 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subparagraphs (1) (c) (ii) and (iii).

Delegation of powers to Registrars
15. Section 37a of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in subparagraph (1) (f) (i) "66k, 66za or" after "section".

Jurisdiction in matrimonial causes
16. Section 39 of the Principal Act is amended:
     (a) by omitting paragraphs (4) (a), (b) and (c) and substituting the following paragraphs:
          "(a) in the case of proceedings between the parties to a marriage or proceedings of a kind referred to in paragraph (b) of that definition in relation to a marriage—either party to the marriage is an Australian citizen, is ordinarily resident in Australia, or is present in Australia, at the relevant date; and