Property (Relationships) Act 1984 No 147

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14 July 2023 14 July 2023 2023 No 7
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30 January 2012 30 January 2012 2010 No 57
01 March 2011 01 March 2011 2010 No 102
01 July 2010 01 July 2010 2010 No 19
06 July 2009 06 July 2009 2007 No 94
22 September 2008 22 September 2008 2008 No 23
15 August 2005 15 August 2005 2005 No 28
01 September 2002 01 September 2002 2002 No 26
28 June 1999 28 June 1999 1999 No 4
01 September 1998 01 September 1998 1996 No 76

Property (Relationships) Act 1984 No 147

Assented to 10.12.1984.

Previously De Facto Relationships Act 1984.

Date of commencement, 1.7.1985, sec 2 (2) and GG No 98 of 28.6.1985, p 3001.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 No 7

Assented to 03.07.2023.

Date of commencement, 14.7.2023, sec 2.

Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Marriages) Act 2018 No 28

Assented to 15.06.2018.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Surrogacy Act 2010 No 102

Assented to 16.11.2010.

Date of commencement, 1.3.2011, sec 2 and 2011 (49) LW 11.2.2011.

Personal Property Securities Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No 57

Assented to 28.06.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.18, 30.1.2012, sec 2 and 2011 (661) LW 16.12.2011.

Relationships Register Act 2010 No 19

Assented to 19.05.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.3, 1.7.2010, sec 2 (1) and 2010 (323) LW 1.7.2010.

Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Same Sex Relationships) Act 2008 No 23

Assented to 11.06.2008.

Date of commencement, 22.9.2008, sec 2 and GG No 118 of 19.9.2008, p 9283.

Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007 No 94

Assented to 13.12.2007.

Date of commencement of Schs 1.83, 2 and 7, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.

Civil Procedure Act 2005 No 28

Assented to 01.06.2005.

Date of commencement of Sch 5.39, 15.8.2005, sec 2 (1) and GG No 100 of 10.8.2005, p 4205.

Financial Services Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 2002 No 26

Assented to 21.06.2002.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.9, 1.9.2002, sec 2 (2) and GG No 133 of 23.8.2002, p 6195.

Property (Relationships) Legislation Amendment Act 1999 No 4

Assented to 07.06.1999.

Date of commencement of Sch 1, 28.6.1999, sec 2 and GG No 72 of 25.6.1999, p 4082.

District Court Amendment Act 1997 No 58

Assented to 02.07.1997.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.1, 2.2.1998, sec 2 and GG No 16 of 30.1.1998, p 433.

Status of Children Act 1996 No 76

Assented to 29.10.1996.

Date of commencement, 1.9.1998, sec 2 and GG No 126 of 28.8.1998, p 6530.

Statute Law (Penalties) Act 1992 No 112

Assented to 08.12.1992.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1985 No 231

Assented to 18.12.1985.

Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).

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Long title

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [1].

Sec 1

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [2].

Sec 3

Am 1996 No 76, Sch 1.3; 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [3]–[8]; 2007 No 94, Sch 1.83 [1]; 2010 No 19, Sch 2.3; 2018 No 28, Sch 1.31 [1].

Sec 4

Rep 1985 No 231, Sch 4 (1). Ins 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [9].

Sec 5

Subst 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [9]. Am 2008 No 23, Sch 3.37.

Sec 5A

Ins 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [9]. Am 2010 No 102, Sch 2.5.

Sec 6

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [10] [11].

Sec 7

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [12].

Sec 8

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [7] [13] [14]; 2007 No 94, Sch 2.

Sec 9

Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2.

Sec 10

Am 2005 No 28, Sch 5.39 [1]; 2007 No 94, Schs 2, 7.

Sec 12

Am 1997 No 58, Sch 2.1 [1]–[4]; 2005 No 28, Sch 5.39 [2]; 2007 No 94, Schs 2, 7.

Sec 14

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [12] [14].

Secs 15, 17

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [15].

Sec 18

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [12] [16] [17].

Sec 19

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [7].

Sec 20

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [12] [14] [18] [19].

Sec 21

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [12] [14] [19]–[22].

Sec 22

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [7] [19]; 2023 No 7, Sch 2.40[1] [2].

Sec 23

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [12].

Sec 26

Subst 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [23].

Sec 27

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [12] [14] [18] [20] [24].

Sec 28

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [12].

Sec 29

Subst 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [25].

Sec 30

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [26].

Sec 32

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [27] [28]; 2018 No 28, Sch 1.31 [2].

Sec 33

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [27].

Sec 35

Am 1985 No 231, Sch 4 (2); 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [12] [18].

Sec 37

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [27].

Sec 38

Am 1985 No 231, Sch 4 (3).

Sec 40

Am 1985 No 231, Sch 4 (4).

Sec 42

Am 2010 No 57, Sch 1.18.

Part 4, heading

Subst 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [29].

Sec 44

Subst 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [30].

Sec 45

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [31]–[33].

Sec 46

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [31] [32].

Sec 47

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [12] [14] [19] [21] [24] [31] [32] [34] [35]; 2002 No 26, Sch 2.9.

Sec 48

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [31] [32].

Sec 49

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [12] [14] [19] [31] [32].

Sec 50

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [12] [14] [21] [31] [32].

Sec 51

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [12] [31] [32] [36]–[38].

Sec 52

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [7] [19] [31] [32] [39].

Sec 53

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [40]–[43].

Sec 56

Am 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [15] [44].

Sec 57

Am 2007 No 94, Sch 2.

Sec 58

Am 1985 No 231, Sch 4 (5); 2005 No 28, Sch 5.39 [3]; 2007 No 94, Schs 1.83 [2], 2.

Sec 59

Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1.

Sec 62

Ins 1999 No 4, Sch 1 [45]. Am 2018 No 28, Sch 1.31 [3].

De Facto Relationships Bill 1984

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