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Family Proceedings Act 1980

Miscellaneous provisions

187: Regulations

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"Rules Made by the Governor-General for the Family Proceedings Act"

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The Governor-General can make regulations for the Family Proceedings Act. You need to know what these regulations are about. They are about things like fees and parentage tests. The Governor-General can decide what fees you have to pay under this Act. They can also decide how much you have to pay for certain things. You can find more information about regulations in the Legislation Act 2019, see Part 3 for publication requirements. The Governor-General can make rules about parentage tests, like what tests to do and how to do them. They can also decide what the reports on these tests should look like. The Governor-General can make rules about other things that are necessary for the Act to work properly.

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Part 11Miscellaneous provisions

187Regulations

  1. The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, make regulations—

    1. prescribing the matters in respect of which fees are payable under this Act:
      1. prescribing fees and expenses for the purposes of this Act:
              1. prescribing parentage tests to be carried out for the purposes of sections 54 to 57:
                1. prescribing the manner in which such parentage tests are to be carried out:
                  1. prescribing the form of reports on parentage tests:
                    1. providing for such matters as are contemplated by or necessary for giving full effect to this Act and for its due administration.

                      1. Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

                      Notes
                      • Section 187(1)(a): repealed, on , by section 12 of the Family Proceedings Amendment Act (No 2) 2013 (2013 No 80).
                      • Section 187(1)(c): replaced, on , by section 27 of the Family Proceedings Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 144).
                      • Section 187(1)(ca): repealed, on , by section 12 of the Family Proceedings Amendment Act (No 2) 2013 (2013 No 80).
                      • Section 187(1)(cb): repealed, on , by section 12 of the Family Proceedings Amendment Act (No 2) 2013 (2013 No 80).
                      • Section 187(1)(cc): repealed, on , by section 12 of the Family Proceedings Amendment Act (No 2) 2013 (2013 No 80).
                      • Section 187(1)(d): amended, on , by section 150 of the Care of Children Act 2004 (2004 No 90).
                      • Section 187(1)(e): amended, on , by section 150 of the Care of Children Act 2004 (2004 No 90).
                      • Section 187(1)(f): amended, on , by section 150 of the Care of Children Act 2004 (2004 No 90).
                      • Section 187(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).