FAMILY LAW ACT 1975 No. 53 of 1975- SECT 110 Overseas enforcement of maintenance orders.

FAMILY LAW ACT 1975 No. 53 of 1975- SECT 110

110. (1) In this section-

''country with restricted reciprocity'' means a country outside Australia
declared by the regulations to be a country with restricted reciprocity for
the purposes of this section;

''maintenance order'' means an order with respect to the maintenance of a
party to a marriage or of a child of a marriage who has not attained the age
of 18 years or, to the extent provided by the regulations, an order of the
kind referred to in section 109;

''reciprocating country'' means a country outside Australia declared by the
regulations to be a reciprocating country for the purposes of this section.

(2) The regulations may make provision for and in relation to-

   (a)  the registration in, and enforcement by, courts having jurisdiction
        under this Act of maintenance orders made by courts of reciprocating
        countries or of countries with restricted reciprocity;

   (b)  the transmission to appropriate courts or authorities of reciprocating
        countries or of countries with restricted reciprocity of
        maintenance orders made by courts having jurisdiction under this Act
        for the purpose of securing the enforcement of those orders in those
        countries;

   (c)  the making of orders (including provisional orders) for the variation,
        discharge, suspension or revival of maintenance orders registered in
        accordance with regulations under this section or transmitted to other
        countries in accordance with regulations under this section, and the
        effect in Australia of orders under this paragraph; and

   (d)  the making of orders for the confirmation of provisional orders made
        by courts in reciprocating countries or in countries with restricted
        reciprocity, being provisional maintenance orders or provisional
        orders varying, discharging, suspending or reviving
        maintenance orders, and the effect in Australia of orders under this
        paragraph.

(3) The regulations may make different provision under this section in
relation to reciprocating countries from the provision made in relation to
countries with restricted reciprocity.