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Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 12
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12  Validation of orders made by Federal Circuit Court of Australia
(1) Despite the repeal of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999, this item applies if an order was made, or purported to be made, under subsection 13(7) of that Act during the period:
 (a) beginning on 15 March 2020; and
 (b) ending on the day on which that Act is repealed.
(2) The status and rights of all persons are, by force of this item, declared to be, and always to have been, the same as if, at the time the order was made, section 13 of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999 expressly provided that:
 (a) for the purposes of subsection (2) of that section, the circumstances in which the jurisdiction of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia is exercised in open court include where the exercise of jurisdiction is made accessible to the public by way of video link, audio link or other appropriate means; and
 (b) the reference in subsection (7) of that section to a sitting of the Federal Circuit Court of Australia includes a reference to a sitting of the Court that is conducted by way of video link, audio link or other appropriate means.

Part 3—Amendments if the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021 does not commence first

Division 1—Amendments before the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021 commences

Family Law Act 1975