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Family Law Amendment Act 1987

No. 181 of 1987

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Section
   1. Short title
   2. Commencement
   3. Principal Act

PART II—AMENDMENTS OF THE FAMILY LAW ACT 1975

   4. Title
   5. Interpretation
   6. Repeal of sections 5 and 5a
   7. Transitional
   8. Repeal of section 10
   9. Conciliation
   10. Notice seeking counselling
   11. Advice as to counselling
   12. Conciliation counselling
   13. Provision of certain documents
   14. Original jurisdiction of Family Court
   15. Delegation of powers to Registrars
   16. Jurisdiction in matrimonial causes
   17. Jurisdiction of Family Court
   18. Principles to be applied by courts
   19. Institution of proceedings
       20. Transfer of proceedings from court of summary jurisdiction in certain cases
   21. When decree becomes absolute
   22. Insertion of new section:
       55a. Decree absolute where children
   23. Heading to Part VII
       24. Repeal of sections 60, 60a and 61 and insertion of Divisions, heading and sections:

TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued
Section
Division 1—General
       60. Interpretation
       60a. Certain children are children of marriage etc.
       60b. Children born as a result of artificial conception procedures
       60c. Application of Part in relation to void marriages
       60d. Welfare of child to be paramount consideration
Division 2—Extension, application and additional operation of Part
       60e. Extension and application of Part
       60f. Additional application of Part
       60g. Additional jurisdiction of courts
       60h. Child welfare laws not affected
Division 3—Counselling
       61. Notice seeking court counselling
       61a. Court counselling facilities to be made available
       61b. Conciliation counselling
       61c. Provision of certain documents
   25. Repeal of section and insertion of Division, heading and sections:
Division 4—Jurisdiction of Courts
       63. Jurisdiction of courts under Part
       63a. Certain proceedings to be instituted only under Part
       63b. Child to be present in Australia etc.
       63c. Persons who may institute proceedings under Act
            63d. Transfer of proceedings from courts of summary jurisdiction in certain cases
Division 5—Custody and guardianship of children
       63e. Custody and guardianship
       63f. Rights of custody and guardianship of children
   26. Powers of court
   27. Separate representation of child
   28. Insertion of Divisions and heading:
Division 6—Maintenance of children
       66a. Objects of Division
       66b. Duty of parents to maintain their children
       66c. Approach to be adopted in child maintenance proceedings
            66d. Matters to be taken into account in considering financial support necessary for maintenance of child
            66e. Matters to be taken into account in determining contribution that should be made by party etc.
            66f. Powers of court in child maintenance proceedings
            66g. Step-parents to assist in maintenance of step-children in certain circumstances etc.
            66h. Children who have attained 18 years of age
            66j. General powers of court
            66k. Urgent maintenance orders
            66l. Specification in orders of payments etc. for child maintenance purposes
            66m. Cessation of orders
            66n. Modification of maintenance