📜 Family Court Amendment Bill 2022
Assented toLABill 666 April 2022
This Bill amends the Family Court Act 1997 (WA) to facilitate federal jurisdiction regarding superannuation interests of separating de facto couples and bankruptcy proceedings within family law matters in Western Australia.
Impact
Separating de facto couples in WA will be affected, ensuring their superannuation interests are treated as property and allowing bankruptcy proceedings to be heard concurrently with family law proceedings. This aims to align WA with other states.
Key Changes
["Allows the Family Court of WA to deal with superannuation splitting for de facto couples.", "Facilitates the exercise of federal bankruptcy jurisdiction by the Family Court of WA.", "Amends the Family Court Act 1997 to incorporate provisions related to bankruptcy and superannuation."]
Parliamentary Progress
- LA IntroducedLA6 Apr 2022
- LA Second Reading MovedLA6 Apr 2022
- LA Second Reading AgreedLA21 June 2022
- LA Third ReadingLA22 June 2022
- LA Consideration in DetailLA22 June 2022
- LC Second Reading MovedLC9 Aug 2022
- LC Third ReadingLC18 Aug 2022
- LC Second Reading AgreedLC18 Aug 2022
- Royal Assent31 Aug 2022
Affected Sectors
justicefinance
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