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Queensland
COMMONWEALTH
POWERS AMENDMENT
BILL 1995
Queensland
COMMONWEALTH POWERS
AMENDMENT BILL 1995
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Commencement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 Act amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 Amendment of long title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5 Insertion of new part heading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
6 Amendment of s 1 (Short title) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
7 Omission of s 2 (Commencement) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
8 Insertion of new part heading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
PART 2--REFERENCE OF CERTAIN MATTERS ABOUT
CHILDREN
9 Replacement of s 5 (Repeal of certain Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
PART 3--REFERENCE OF CERTAIN MATTERS ABOUT DE
FACTO RELATIONSHIPS
5 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6 Meaning of "de facto relationship" and "de facto partners" . . . . . . 6
7 Reference to Commonwealth Parliament . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
8 Matters included in reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
9 Matters not included in reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
10 Limitation on reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS
11 Application of Acts Interpretation Act 1954, s 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
12 Regulation making power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1995
A BILL
FOR
An Act to refer to the Commonwealth Parliament certain matters
about de facto relationships, and other matters
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Commonwealth Powers Amendment
The Parliament of Queensland enacts-- 1
title 2
Short
Clause 1. This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Powers Amendment Act 3
1995. 4
5
Commencement
Clause 2. This Act commences on a day to be fixed by proclamation. 6
amended 7
Act
Clause 3. This Act amends the Commonwealth Powers (Family 8
Law--Children) Act 1990. 9
of long title 10
Amendment
Clause 4. Title, `relating to children'-- 11
omit. 12
of new part heading 13
Insertion
Clause 5. Before section 1-- 14
insert-- 15
`PART 1--PRELIMINARY'. 16
of s 1 (Short title) 17
Amendment
Clause 6. Section 1, `(Family Law--Children)'-- 18
omit. 19
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of s 2 (Commencement) 1
Omission
Clause 7. Section 2-- 2
omit. 3
of new part heading 4
Insertion
Clause 8. Before section 3-- 5
insert-- 6
`PART 2--REFERENCE OF CERTAIN MATTERS 7
ABOUT CHILDREN'. 8
of s 5 9
Replacement
Clause 9. Section 5-- 10
omit, insert-- 11
`PART 3--REFERENCE OF CERTAIN MATTERS 12
ABOUT DE FACTO RELATIONSHIPS 13
14
`Definitions
`5. In this part-- 15
"financial matters" include matters about property or maintenance. 16
"property" includes the following-- 17
(a) a prospective claim or entitlement under a scheme, fund or 18
arrangement providing superannuation, resignation, termination, 19
retirement or similar benefits; 20
(b) property that may vest or be beneficially applied under a 21
discretionary trust; 22
(c) a right to dispose of property; 23
(d) any other valuable benefit. 24
"State tax" means-- 25
(a) a tax, fee, duty, levy, charge or other impost under, or purportedly 26
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under, an Act; or 1
(b) a penalty in relation to a tax, fee, duty, levy, charge or other 2
impost under, or purportedly under, an Act. 3
of "de facto relationship" and "de facto partner" 4
`Meaning
`6.(1) A "de facto relationship" is the relationship between 2 persons 5
who, although they are not legally married to each other, live in a 6
relationship like the relationship between a legally married couple. 7
`(2) A "de facto partner" is a person who lives, proposes to live or 8
lived in a de facto relationship. 9
to Commonwealth Parliament 10
`Reference
`7.(1) The matter mentioned in subsection (2), to the extent to which it is 11
not otherwise included in the legislative powers of the Commonwealth 12
Parliament, is referred to the Commonwealth Parliament. 13
`(2) The matter referred to the Commonwealth Parliament is the 14
resolution of financial matters ("referred financial matters"), including 15
disputes about financial matters, arising out of the de facto relationship 16
between de facto partners other than because of death. 17
included in reference 18
`Matters
`8. Without limiting section 7(2), the matter referred to the 19
Commonwealth Parliament includes the following matters-- 20
(a) agreements between de facto partners about referred financial 21
matters; 22
(b) adjusting referred financial matters at the end of a de facto 23
relationship; 24
(c) maintenance between de facto partners; 25
(d) declaratory, injunctive or other relief in relation to referred 26
financial matters; 27
(e) declaratory relief about the existence or non-existence of a 28
de facto relationship, whether in the present or past. 29
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not included in reference 1
`Matters
`9.(1) The matter referred to the Commonwealth Parliament does not 2
include any matter in relation to State tax. 3
`(2) Subsection (1) has effect despite sections 7(2) and 8. 4
on reference 5
`Limitation
`10.(1) The matter referred to the Commonwealth Parliament under this 6
part is referred only for the period beginning on the commencement of the 7
part and ending on the day fixed under subsection (2). 8
`(2) A regulation may fix a day when the reference is to end. 9
ART 4--MISCELLANEOUS 10
`P
of Acts Interpretation Act 1954, s 13 11
`Application
`11. To remove any doubt, it is declared that the Acts Interpretation Act 12
1954, section 131 does not apply, and has never applied, to this Act. 13
making power 14
`Regulation
`12. The Governor in Council may make regulations under this Act.'. 15
16
© State of Queensland 1995
1 Section 13 (Future Acts when binding on the Crown)
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