Family Law Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2013

Select Legislative Instrument No. 136, 2013

I, Quentin Bryce AC CVO, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Family Law Act 1975 and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999.

Dated 28 June 2013

Quentin Bryce

Governor‑General

By Her Excellency’s Command

Mark Dreyfus QC

Attorney‑General

Contents

1 Name of regulation

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedule(s)

Schedule 1—Amendments

Family Law (Fees) Regulation 2012

1  Name of regulation

  This regulation is the Family Law Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2013.

2  Commencement

  This regulation commences on 1 July 2013.

3  Authority

  This regulation is made under the following Acts:

 (a)  the Family Law Act 1975;

 (b) the Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999.

4  Schedule(s)

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Family Law (Fees) Regulation 2012

1  After section 2.05

Insert:

2.05A  Persons exempt from paying fee—independent children’s lawyer

  An independent children’s lawyer appointed to represent a child’s interests in proceedings under the Family Law Act is exempt from paying the following fees in relation to the proceedings:

 (a) the fee mentioned in item 9 of Schedule 1;

 (b) the fee mentioned in item 19 of Schedule 1.

Note: For the meaning of independent children’s lawyer, see subsection 4(1) of the Family Law Act.