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StatuteProperty (Relationships) Act 1976

Section 44E — Property (Relationships) Act 1976: Court may require party to disclose information about dispositions of property to qualifying company

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44E Court may require party to disclose information about dispositions of property to qualifying company (1) In any proceedings for an order under section 25(1)(a) , the Court may make an order requiring a spouse or partner to disclose to the Court such information as the Court specifies relating to the disposition of relationship property by either or both spouses or partners to a qualifying company since the marriage or the civil union or the de facto relationship began. (2) The Court may make the order under this section on the application of either party to the proceedings or on its own initiative. Sections 44A to 44F were inserted, as from 1 February 2002, by section 51 Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 5). See Part 9 of this Act as to the transitional and saving provisions. Subsection (1) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 3(1) Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 19) by substituting the word “ partners ” for the words “ de facto partners ” . Subsection (1) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 3(2) Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 19) by substituting the word “ partner ” for the words “ de facto partner ” . Subsection (1) was amended, as from 26 April 2005, by section 3(4) Property (Relationships) Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 19) by inserting the words “ or the civil union ” after the word “ marriage ” .

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