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This is a Bill, not an Act. For current law, see the Acts databases.
2022-2023
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
THE SENATE
Presented and read a first time
Federal Courts Legislation Amendment
(Judicial Immunity) Bill 2023
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(Attorney-General)
A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to
federal courts, and for related purposes
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Federal Courts Legislation Amendment (Judicial Immunity) Bill 2023
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Contents
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Short title ........................................................................................... 1
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Commencement ................................................................................. 1
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Schedules ........................................................................................... 2
Schedule 1
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Amendments
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Family Law Act 1975
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Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021
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No. , 2023
Federal Courts Legislation Amendment (Judicial Immunity) Bill 2023
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A Bill for an Act to amend the law relating to
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federal courts, and for related purposes
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The Parliament of Australia enacts:
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1 Short title
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This Act is the
Federal Courts Legislation Amendment (Judicial
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Immunity) Act 2023
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2 Commencement
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(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
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according to its terms.
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Federal Courts Legislation Amendment (Judicial Immunity) Bill 2023
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Commencement information
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details
1. The whole of
this Act
The day after this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
Note:
This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
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this Act.
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(2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
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may be edited, in any published version of this Act.
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3 Schedules
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Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect
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according to its terms.
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Amendments
Schedule 1
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Schedule
1--Amendments
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Family Law Act 1975
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1 Section 10P
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Omit "(Division
2)", substitute "(Division
1)".
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Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021
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2 Subsections 169(5) and 170(5)
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Omit "Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
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(Division
2)", substitute "Judge of the Federal Court".
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3 Subsection 257(1)
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Omit "Judge of the Court", substitute "Judge of the Federal Circuit and
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Family Court of Australia (Division
1)".
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4 At the end of Chapter 4
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Add:
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Part
10--Miscellaneous
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277A Immunity for Judges of Federal Circuit and Family Court of
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Australia (Division 2)
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A Judge of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
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(Division 2) has the same protection and immunity as a Judge of
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the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1).
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5 Application of amendments
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The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to functions
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performed on or after the day this Schedule commences.
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