Regulations in relation to overseas‑related maintenance obligations etc
124A Regulations in relation to overseas‑related maintenance obligations etc
The regulations may make provision for, and in relation to, the following matters:
giving effect to an international agreement that relates to maintenance obligations arising from family relationship, parentage or marriage;
maintenance obligations arising from family relationship, parentage or marriage, where:
the maintenance is claimed by or on behalf of a person who is in a reciprocating jurisdiction; or
the person from whom the maintenance is claimed is in a reciprocating jurisdiction.
Regulations made for the purposes of this section may:
confer jurisdiction on a federal court (other than the High Court) or a court of a Territory; or
invest a court of a State with federal jurisdiction.
In this section:
international agreement means an agreement whose parties are:
Australia and a foreign country; or
Australia and 2 or more foreign countries.
reciprocating jurisdiction means:
a foreign country; or
a part of a foreign country;
that is prescribed by the regulations to be a reciprocating jurisdiction for the purposes of this section.
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