Family Law Legislation Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Act 2011 (189 of 2011)

Schedule 2   Other amendments

Part 1   Amendments

Family Law Act 1975

9   Subsection 55(5) (definition of appeal )

Repeal the definition, substitute:

appeal , in relation to a divorce order, means:

(a) an appeal, or an application for leave to appeal, against:

(i) the divorce order; or

(ii) an order under section 55A in relation to the proceedings in which the divorce order was made; or

(b) an intervention, or an application for a re-hearing, relating to:

(i) the divorce order; or

(ii) an order under section 55A in relation to the proceedings in which the divorce order was made; or

(c) an application under section 57 or 58 for rescission of the divorce order, or an appeal or application for leave to appeal arising out of such an application; or

(d) a review by the Family Court of Australia of the making, by a Registrar or a Judicial Registrar of that Court, of:

(i) the divorce order; or

(ii) an order under section 55A in relation to the proceedings in which the divorce order was made; or

(iii) an order determining an application under section 57 or 58 for rescission of the divorce order; or

(e) a review by the Federal Magistrates Court of the making, by a Registrar of that Court, of:

(i) the divorce order; or

(ii) an order under section 55A in relation to the proceedings in which the divorce order was made; or

(iii) an order determining an application under section 57 or 58 for rescission of the divorce order; or

(f) a review by the Family Court of Western Australia of the making, by the Principal Registrar, a Registrar, or a Deputy Registrar, of that Court of:

(i) the divorce order; or

(ii) an order under section 55A in relation to the proceedings in which the divorce order was made; or

(iii) an order determining an application under section 57 or 58 for rescission of the divorce order.