New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILD PROTECTION (INTERNATIONAL MEASURES) ACT 2006

- As at 13 November 2007
- Act 12 of 2006

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Objects of Act
   4.      Application of Act
   5.      Definitions
   6.      Act to bind Crown
   7.      Circumstances in which New South Wales court may exercise jurisdiction

   PART 2 - JURISDICTION FOR THE PERSON OF A CHILD

   8.      Application of this Part
   9.      Matters relating to jurisdiction for the person of a child
   10.     Limitation when a child is wrongfully removed from or retained outside a Convention country
   11.     Limitations concerning prior proceedings in a Convention country
   12.     If a New South Wales authority is asked to assume jurisdiction
   13.     Limitation if a competent authority of Convention country is asked to assume jurisdiction
   14.     When a certain New South Wales personal protection measure lapses

   PART 3 - JURISDICTION FOR DECISIONS ABOUT A GUARDIAN OF A CHILD’S PROPERTY

   15.     Application of this Part
   16.     Matters relating to jurisdiction to appoint, or determine the powers of, a guardian of a child’s property
   17.     Limitation when a child is wrongfully removed from or retained outside a Convention country
   18.     Limitations when prior proceedings pending in a Convention country
   19.     If New South Wales authority is asked to assume jurisdiction
   20.     Limitation if a competent authority of a Convention country is asked to assume jurisdiction
   21.     When a certain New South Wales property protection measure lapses

   PART 4 - APPLICABLE LAW

   22.     Applicable law generally

   PART 5 - RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN MEASURES AND THEIR ENFORCEMENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES

   23.     Action on receipt of foreign personal protection measure
   24.     Action on receipt of foreign property protection measure
   25.     Recognition of foreign measures in New South Wales courts
   26.     Cancellation of registered foreign measure and related matters
   27.     Matters relevant for New South Wales court in proceeding under section 23 or 26
   28.     Recognition and enforcement of New South Wales measure

   PART 6 - CO-OPERATION AND OTHER MATTERS

   29.     Director-General is New South Wales’ central authority
   30.     Functions of Director-General
   31.     Functions of Public Trustee
   32.     Obligation to obtain consent to place child
   33.     Obligation to inform competent authority about serious danger to a child
   34.     Proceedings etc for contact
   35.     Giving information to central authorities and competent authorities in Convention countries

   PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

   36.     Helping person in relation to New South Wales measure
   37.     Helping person in relation to foreign measure
   38.     Delegation
   39.     Regulations
   40.     Review of Act
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