📘 Family Court Amendment Act 2022
028 of 2022Assented 31 August 2022
Amends the Family Court Act 1997 to align with Commonwealth bankruptcy laws and address property settlements and maintenance for de facto relationships, including those involving bankrupt individuals. It also amends the Duties Act 2008.
Impact
Affects de facto partners, particularly those involved in property settlements or maintenance disputes where one partner is bankrupt. It also impacts bankruptcy trustees and the Family Court's handling of these cases.
Sectors
justicefinance
This Act originated as a bill
View parent Bill →Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Questions on Notice
Track QoNs, answers, response times, and portfolios.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.