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Matrimonial Causes Act 1899 No 14

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
01 January 2000 01 January 2000 1999 No 94

Matrimonial Causes Act 1899 No 14

Assented to 20.11.1899.

Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sentencing) Act 1999 No 94

Assented to 08.12.1999.

Date of commencement of Sch 4.131, 1.1.2000, sec 2 (1) and GG No 144 of 24.12.1999, p 12184.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999 No 31

Assented to 07.07.1999.

Date of commencement of Sch 5, assent, sec 2 (1).

Supreme Court Act 1970 No 52

Assented to 14.10.1970.

Date of commencement, Part 9 excepted, 1.7.1972, sec 2 (1) and GG No 59 of 2.6.1972, p 2018.

Amending legislation

Supreme Court (Amendment) Act 1972 No 41

Assented to 11.04.1972.

Administration of Justice Act 1968 No 3

Assented to 19.04.1968.

Date of commencement of sec 8, 26.4.1968, sec 2 (2) (3) and GG No 55 of 26.4.1968, p 1606.

Decimal Currency Act 1965 No 33

Assented to 20.12.1965.

Date of commencement of sec 4, 14.2.1966, secs 1 (3), 2 (1) and the Currency Act 1965 (Commonwealth), sec 2 (2).

Maintenance Act 1964 No 74

Assented to 21.12.1964.

Date of commencement, Div 2 of Part 3 excepted, 1.7.1966, sec 1 (2) (3) and GG No 60 of 17.6.1966, p 2388.

Deserted Wives and Children (Amendment) Act 1960 No 21

Assented to 08.04.1960.

Date of commencement, 1.5.1960, sec 1 (2) and GG No 53 of 29.4.1960, p 1216.

Matrimonial Causes (Amendment) Act 1958 No 22

Assented to 16.04.1958.

Date of commencement, 1.7.1958, sec 1 (4) and GG No 59 of 13.6.1958, p 1757.

Supreme Court Procedure Act 1957 No 13

Assented to 08.04.1957.

Date of commencement, 1.7.1957, sec 1 (2).

Evidence (Amendment) Act 1954 No 35

Assented to 29.11.1954.

Matrimonial Causes (Amendment) Act 1951 No 43

Assented to 10.12.1951.

District Courts (Amendment) Act 1949 No 44

Assented to 16.11.1949.

Date of commencement, 13.2.1950, sec 1 (4) and GG No 8 of 13.1.1950, p 62.

Jury (Amendment) Act 1947 No 41

Assented to 19.12.1947.

Matrimonial Causes (Amendment) Act 1943 No 9

Assented to 31.05.1943.

Statute Law Revision Act 1937 No 35

Assented to 23.12.1937.

Matrimonial Causes (Amendment) Act 1929 No 5

Assented to 26.03.1929.

Evidence (Amendment) Act 1922 No 3

Assented to 15.08.1922.

This is a consolidated list of all history notes for this title. View the history notes inline to see the point-in-time history of provisions for a particular historical version by clicking the Turn history notes on button.

No reference is made to certain amendments made by the Decimal Currency Act 1965.

Sec 1

Am 1937 No 35, Second Sch; 1958 No 22, sec 2 (k); 1999 No 31, Sch 5.69 [2].

Sec 3

Am 1951 No 43, sec 2 (2) (a); 1958 No 22, sec 2 (a).

Sec 4

Am 1968 No 3, sec 8.

Sec 5

Am 1958 No 22, sec 2 (b).

Sec 6, heading

Subst 1999 No 31, Sch 5.69 [3].

Sec 8

Rep 1958 No 22, sec 2 (c).

Sec 9

Am 1958 No 22, sec 2 (c).

Sec 10

Rep 1958 No 22, sec 2 (c).

Part 4, Div 1, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.69 [4].

Sec 13

Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.131.

Part 4, Div 2, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.69 [5].

Sec 16

Am 1999 No 94, Sch 4.131.

Part 4, Div 3, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.69 [6].

Part 4, Div 4, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.69 [7].

Part 4, Div 5, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.69 [8].

Part 4, Div 6, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.69 [9].

Part 4, Div 7, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.69 [10].

Sec 23

Am 1958 No 22, sec 2 (d).

Part 4, Div 8, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.69 [11].

Part 4, Div 9, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.69 [12].

Part 4, Div 10, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.69 [13].

Part 4, Div 11, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.69 [14].

Part 7, Div 1, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.69 [15].

Part 7, Div 2, heading

Ins 1999 No 31, Sch 5.69 [16].

Part 8

Subst 1958 No 22, sec 2 (e).

Secs 39–42

Subst 1958 No 22, sec 2 (e).

Secs 43–46

Rep 1958 No 22, sec 2 (e).

Sec 47

Subst 1929 No 5, sec 2 (1) (b).

Sec 52

Am 1947 No 41, sec 7 (1) (a).

Part 13, heading

Am 1958 No 22, sec 2 (f).

Sec 60

Am 1958 No 22, sec 2 (g).

Sec 62

Am 1958 No 22, sec 2 (h).

Sec 69

Am 1947 No 41, sec 7 (1) (b).

Sec 73

Am 1929 No 5, sec 4 (a). Subst 1947 No 41, sec 7 (1) (c).

Sec 74

Am 1929 No 5, sec 4 (b).

Sec 75

Am 1929 No 5, sec 4 (c).

Sec 76

Am 1947 No 41, sec 7 (1) (d).

Sec 79

Am 1954 No 35, sec 3.

Sec 80

Rep 1922 No 3, sec 4.

Sec 82, heading

Subst 1999 No 31, Sch 5.69 [17].

Sec 82

Am 1943 No 9, sec 3.

Sec 83, heading

Subst 1999 No 31, Sch 5.69 [18].

Sec 83

Am 1929 No 5, sec 2 (1) (d).

Sec 84, heading

Subst 1999 No 31, Sch 5.69 [19].

Sec 85, heading

Subst 1999 No 31, Sch 5.69 [20].

Sec 90

Am 1970 No 52, Second Sch (am 1972 No 41, Second Sch).

Sec 90A

Ins 1929 No 5, sec 3. Am 1958 No 22, sec 2 (i); 1960 No 21, sec 5; 1964 No 74, Sch 2.

Sec 90B

Ins 1958 No 22, sec 2 (j).

Sec 91

Subst 1929 No 5, sec 2 (1) (a). Am 1957 No 13, sec 8.

Sec 93A

Ins 1949 No 44, sec 6 (2). Subst 1951 No 43, sec 2 (2) (b).

Sec 93B

Ins 1951 No 43, sec 3.

Sec 94

Am 1929 No 5, sec 2 (1) (c).

The whole Act

Am 1999 No 31, Sch 5.69 [1] (each heading that is not a Part heading, sec heading, Sch heading or Column heading omitted).

Matrimonial Causes Bill 1899

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