Bankruptcy and Family Law Legislation Amendment Act 2005 (20 of 2005)
Schedule 1 Amendments relating to the interaction between family law and bankruptcy law
Part 2 Application provisions
60 Application of amendments
(1) Subject to subitems (2) and (3), the amendments of the Family Law Act 1975 made by this Schedule, to the extent to which they relate to bankruptcies or personal insolvency agreements, apply in relation to:
(a) bankruptcies for which the date of the bankruptcy is after the commencement of this item; and
(b) personal insolvency agreements executed before, at or after the commencement of this item.
(2) The following provisions:
(a) subsections 74(2), (3) and (4) of the Family Law Act 1975 as amended by this Schedule;
(b) subsection 74(8) of the Family Law Act 1975 as amended by this Schedule, to the extent to which that subsection relates to subsection 74(2) of the Family Law Act 1975 as amended by this Schedule;
(c) the definitions inserted in subsection 4(1) of the Family Law Act 1975 by this Schedule, to the extent to which those definitions relate to subsections 74(2), (3) and (4) of the Family Law Act 1975 as amended by this Schedule;
apply to proceedings instituted after the commencement of this item, whether the date of the bankruptcy is before, on or after the date of commencement of this item.
(3) The following provisions:
(a) subsections 79(11), (12) and (13) of the Family Law Act 1975 as amended by this Schedule;
(b) subsection 79(17) of the Family Law Act 1975 as amended by this Schedule, to the extent to which that subsection relates to subsection 79(11) of the Family Law Act 1975 as amended by this Schedule;
(c) the definitions inserted in subsection 4(1) of the Family Law Act 1975 by this Schedule, to the extent to which those definitions relate to subsections 79(11), (12) and (13) of the Family Law Act 1975 as amended by this Schedule;
apply to proceedings instituted after the commencement of this item, whether the date of the bankruptcy is before, on or after the date of commencement of this item.
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