Application for registration of interstate order
75 Application for registration of interstate order
An application for registration of an interstate order may be made by —
the person named in the order for whose benefit the order is made;
a police officer on behalf of that person.
An application for registration of an interstate order may also be made —
if the person named in the order for whose benefit the order is made is a child, by a parent or guardian of the child, or a child welfare officer, on behalf of the child; or
if the person named in the order for whose benefit the order is made is a person for whom a guardian has been appointed under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 (or a similar Act of the State or Territory in which the interstate order was made), by the guardian on behalf of the person.
An application for registration is to be made in the prescribed form to a registrar of the Magistrates Court.
An application for registration need not be served on the person who is bound by the order.
[Section 75 amended: No. 22 of 2000 s. 15; No. 38 of 2004 s. 51; No. 59 of 2004 s. 124; No. 49 of 2016 s. 82.]
[Section 75. Modifications to be applied in order to give effect to Cross-border Justice Act 2008: section altered 1 Nov 2009. See endnote 1M.]
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