Family Law Act 1975
Sections and provisions with full text and the judgments that cite each one.
Section 114N — Simplified outline of this Part
It is an offence to communicate an account of proceedings under this Act to the public, if the account identifies certain people involved in the proceedings. It is an offence to communicate a list of…
Section 114P — Meaning of terms used in this Part
(1) In this Part: communicate means communicate by any means, including by any of the following: (a) publication in a book, newspaper, magazine or other written publication; (b) broadcast by radio or…
Section 114Q — Indictable offence—communication to the public of account of proceedings that identifies parties or others involved in proceedings
(1) A person commits an indictable offence if: (a) the person communicates to the public an account of proceedings under this Act; and (b) the account identifies: (i) a party to the proceedings; or…
Section 114R — Indictable offence—communication to the public of list of court etc. proceedings that refers to names of parties
(1) A person commits an indictable offence if the person communicates to the public a list of proceedings, identified by reference to the names of the parties to the proceedings, that are to be dealt…
Section 114S — When a communication is not a communication to the public
(1) For the purposes of paragraph 114Q(1)(a) and subsection 114R(1), a communication to a person or body is not a communication to the public if: (a) the person or body has a significant and…
Section 114T — Consent of Director of Prosecutions required to commence proceedings
Proceedings for an offence against subsection 114Q(1) or 114R(1) must not be commenced without the written consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Section 115 — Family Law Council
(1) The Attorney-General may establish a Family Law Council consisting of persons appointed by the Attorney-General in accordance with subsection (2). (2) The Council shall consist of a Judge of the…
Section 117A — Reparation for certain losses and expenses relating to children
(1) Where: (a) a court has found, for the purposes of Division 13A of Part VII, that a person has, by taking a child away from another person or by refusing or failing to deliver a child to another…
Section 117B — Interest on moneys ordered to be paid
(1) Subject to any order made by the court under subsection (2), where, in proceedings under this Act, a court makes an order for the payment of money (other than an order for the payment by way of…
Section 117C — Offers of settlement
(1) This section applies to proceedings under this Act other than the following proceedings: (a) proceedings under Part VI; (b) proceedings under Division 6, 9 or 13 of Part VII; (c) proceedings to…
Section 119 — Married persons may sue each other
Either party to a marriage may bring proceedings in contract or in tort against the other party.
Section 120 — Criminal conversation, adultery and enticement
After the commencement of this Act, no action lies for criminal conversation, damages for adultery, or for enticement of a party to a marriage.
Section 122 — Rights of legal practitioners
A person who is, under Part VIIIA of the Judiciary Act 1903, entitled to practise in any federal court as a barrister or solicitor, or as both, has the like right to practise in any State court…
Section 122A — Making arrests under this Act or warrants
Application (1) This section and section 122AA apply to any of the following persons (the arrester) who is authorised by this Act, or by a warrant issued under this Act or the applicable Rules of…
Section 122AA — Powers to enter and search premises, and stop conveyances, for making arrests under this Act or warrants
Power to enter premises (1) If the arrester (see subsection 122A(1)) reasonably believes the arrestee (see that subsection) is on premises, the arrester may enter the premises, using such force as is…
Section 122AAA — Protection of Registrars conducting conferences about property matters
(1) In conducting a conference that: (a) is with the parties to property settlement proceedings; and (b) relates to the matter to which the proceedings relate; a Registrar of a Family Court of a…
Section 122B — Arrangements with States and Territories
(1) The Governor-General may make an arrangement with the relevant authority of a State or internal Territory for the performance by an officer of the State or Territory of a function under this Act.…
Section 123 — Rules of Court—standard Rules of Court
(1) The Judges of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1), or a majority of them, may make Rules of Court not inconsistent with this Act, providing for or in relation to the…
Section 123A — Rules of Court—Family Courts of a State
(1) The Judges (however described) of a Family Court of a State (a State Court), or a majority of them, may make Rules of Court not inconsistent with this Act, providing for or in relation to the…
Section 124 — Rules Advisory Committee
(1) There shall be a Rules Advisory Committee consisting of such Judges of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1), such Judges of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of…
Section 124A — Regulations in relation to overseas-related maintenance obligations etc.
(1) The regulations may make provision for, and in relation to, the following matters: (a) giving effect to an international agreement that relates to maintenance obligations arising from family…
Section 125 — Regulations
(1) The Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters that are required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed or are necessary or convenient to be…