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2.12 Refund of fees
2.13 Annual increase in fees
2.14 Notice of decision and ART review
2.15 Debt due to Commonwealth, State or Territory
Part 3—Application, saving and transitional provisions
Division 3.1—Application, saving and transitional provisions in relation to the commencement of this instrument
3.01 Definitions
3.02 Application provision
3.03 Saving provision
3.04 Things done under the old regulations
3.05 Conduct, event or circumstances occurring before commencement
Schedule 1—Fees
Endnotes
Endnote 1—About the endnotes
Endnote 2—Abbreviation key
Endnote 3—Legislation history
Endnote 4—Amendment history

Part 1—Preliminary

1.01  Name
  This instrument is the Family Law (Fees) Regulations 2022.

1.02  Authority
  This instrument is made under the following:
 (a) the Family Law Act 1975;
 (b) the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021.

1.03  Definitions
Note 1: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Family Law Act, including the following:
(a) family dispute resolution practitioner;
(b) Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia;
(c) financial or Part VII proceedings;
(d) independent children's lawyer;
(e) party to a de facto relationship;
(f) recovery order.
Note 2: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Federal Circuit and Family Court Act, including the following:
(a) Chief Executive Officer;
(b) Registrar.
 (1) In this instrument:
authorised officer, in relation to a power or function, means:
 (a) in relation to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1)—the following:
 (i) an officer of that court authorised by the Chief Executive Officer to exercise the power or carry out the function;
 (ii) an officer of another court performing the function under an arrangement under section 79 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court Act;
 (iii) an employee of an agency or organisation performing the function under an arrangement under section 80 of that Act; or
 (b) in relation to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2)—the following:
 (i) an officer of that court authorised by the Chief Executive Officer to exercise the power or carry out the function;
 (ii) an officer of another court performing the function under an arrangement under section 246 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court Act;
 (iii) an employee of an agency or organisation performing the function under an arrangement under section 247 of that Act; or
 (c) in relation to a Family Court of a State other than the Family Court of Western Australia—an officer of that court who is authorised by the Chief Executive Officer of that court to exercise the power or carry out the function; or
 (d) in relation to the Family Court of Western Australia—an officer of that court who is authorised, by the executive manager appointed under paragraph 25(1)(c) of the