Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) An applicant under this division need not give notice of--
(a) an application for registration of an interstate order; or
(b) an application for variation or revocation of a registered interstate order;
to the person against whom the order was originally made.
(2) When an application for which notice has not been given comes before a court, the court--
(a) may hear and determine the application in the absence of the person against whom the interstate order was originally made; and
(b) must not refuse to hear and determine the application merely because the person against whom the interstate order was originally made has not been given notice of the application.
(3) A registered interstate order that is--
(a) adapted or modified under section 42(4); or
(b) varied under section 45;
is enforceable in Queensland without notice of the adaptation, modification or variation being given to the person against whom the interstate order was originally made.
(4) This section does not prevent an applicant giving notice of the application, or an order made because of the application, to the person against whom the interstate order was originally made.