REPUBLIC OF NAURU
FAMILY COURT (AMENDMENT) ACT 2020
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No. 17 of 2020
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An Act to amend the Family Court Act 1973.  
Certified: 23rd October 2020

Table of Contents
1	Short title	
2	Commencement	
3	Amendment of the Family Court Act 1973	
4	Amendment of Section 2	
5	General amendment	

Enacted by the Parliament of Nauru as follows:
1	Short title
This Act may be cited as the Family Court (Amendment) Act 2020.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on 15 November 2020.  
3	Amendment of the Family Court Act 1973  

The Family Court Act 1973 is amended by the provisions of this Act.

4	Amendment of Section 2

Section 2 is amended by:

Deleting
‘the Clerk’ means the Clerk of the District Court as the Clerk of the Family Court;
Substituting
‘Deputy Registrar’ means the Deputy Registrar of the District Court, who shall also be the Deputy Registrar of the Family Court; 
5	General amendment 
The Act is amended by deleting the word ‘Clerk’ wherever it appears and substituting with the words ‘Deputy Registrar’.