Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act 2021 (13 of 2021)

Schedule 2   Further consequential amendments

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

166   Sections 101 to 105

Repeal the sections, substitute:

101 Appeals from courts of summary jurisdiction

(1) A Family Court of a State has jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals from a decree of a court of summary jurisdiction of the State.

Note: See sections 47A and 47B of the Family Law Act 1975.

(2) The Supreme Court of the Northern Territory has jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals from a decree of a court of summary jurisdiction of the Northern Territory.

Note: See sections 47A and 47B of the Family Law Act 1975.

102 Appeals to High Court

(1) An appeal must not be brought directly to the High Court from a decree of a court exercising original jurisdiction under this Act (other than the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia).

Note: In relation to the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, see sections 55 and 155 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of AustraliaAct 2021.

(2) If, apart from this subsection, subsection (1) is to any extent inconsistent with section 73 of the Constitution, this Act has effect as if the words ", except by special leave of the High Court" were added at the end of subsection (1).