📘 Child Support (Commonwealth Powers) Act 2019
007 of 2019Assented 15 May 2019· Attorney General
This Act adopts Commonwealth child support laws relating to exnuptial children and refers the matter of their maintenance to the Commonwealth Parliament. It also amends the Family Court Act 1997 and repeals the Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Act 1990.
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This Act affects parents of exnuptial children by ensuring that Commonwealth child support laws apply in Western Australia. It also impacts the Family Court of Western Australia by clarifying the application of Commonwealth laws.
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