Statutory Rules 1992   No. 1591

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Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Family Law Act 1975.

         Dated 5 June 1992.

                                                                                    BILL HAYDEN

                                                                                   Governor-General

         By His Excellency’s Command,

MICHAEL TATE

Minister of State for Justice

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE:  These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s.48]

2.   Schedule 2 (Convention countries)

2.1   Item 20:

Omit “1991.”, substitute “1991”.

2.2   Add at the end:

         “21                 Mexico                      1 June 1992

              22                New Zealand            1 June 1992                          Article 24 and

                                                                                                                        Article 26, 3rd

                                                                                                                        paragraph”.

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NOTES

1.     Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 12 June 1992.

2.     Statutory Rules 1986 No. 85 as amended by 1989 No. 206; 1990 No. 37; 1992 No.34.