Western Australia

Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Act 2006

Western Australia

Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Act 2006

Contents

1.Short title and purpose2

2.Commencement2

Notes

Compilation table3

Uncommenced provisions table3

Western Australia

Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Act 2006

An Act to refer certain superannuation matters arising out of the breakdown of de facto relationships to the Parliament of the Commonwealth for the purposes of section 51(xxxvii) of the Constitution of the Commonwealth.

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

1.Short title and purpose

(1)This is the Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Act 2006.

(2)The purpose of this Act is to refer certain superannuation matters arising out of the breakdown of de facto relationships to the Parliament of the Commonwealth for the purposes of section 51(xxxvii) of the Constitution of the Commonwealth, with a view to the Family Court of Western Australia being invested with jurisdiction to deal with those matters under section 77(iii) of the Constitution of the Commonwealth.

2.Commencement

This Act comes into operation on a day fixed by proclamation.

[3-5.Have not come into operation.]

Notes

This is a compilation of the Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Act 2006 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table. For provisions that have not yet come into operation see the uncommenced provisions table.

Compilation table

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Act 2006 s. 1-2	26 of 2006	26 Jun 2006	26 Jun 2006

Uncommenced provisions table

To view the text of the uncommenced provisions see Acts as passed on the WA Legislation website.

Short title	Number and year	Assent	Commencement
Commonwealth Powers (De Facto Relationships) Act 2006 s. 3-5	26 of 2006	26 Jun 2006	To be proclaimed (see s. 2)