Matters relevant for Queensland court in proceeding under s 23 or 26
27 Matters relevant for Queensland court in proceeding under s 23 or 26
This section applies to a proceeding in a Queensland court under section 23 or 26 about a foreign measure.
The Queensland court is bound by findings of fact on which the competent authority of the Convention country based its jurisdiction.
Subject to section 26, the Queensland court must not review the merits of the measure.
A document of a competent authority of a Convention country is admissible as evidence of the facts stated in the document.
An affidavit of a witness who resides outside Australia, that is filed in the proceeding, is admissible as evidence in the proceeding, even though the witness does not attend for cross-examination in the proceeding.
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