Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations 1986

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This item is authorised by the following title:

Family Law Act 1975

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F2005C00021

23 December 2004 - 30 June 2006

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Table of contents

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]
1A Purpose
2 Interpretation
4 Meaning of rights of custody
5 Commonwealth Central Authority — duties, powers and functions
6 These regulations do not affect other powers of, or rights of application to, a court
7 Immunity of Commonwealth Central Authority etc in respect of orders to pay costs
8 State Central Authority — appointment
9 State Central Authority — duties, powers and functions
10 Convention countries
11 Request for return of child abducted from Australia
13 Request for return of child abducted to Australia
14 Applications to court
15 Orders
16 Order for return of child removed to, or retained in, Australia
17 Declaration that removal or retention was wrongful
18 Effect of other custody orders in Australia or overseas
19 When a court not to make certain orders
19A Discharge of return order
20 Arrangements for return of child
21 Security for costs etc
23 Purpose of Part 4
24 Request for access to child in Convention country
25 Request and application for access to child in Australia
26 Reports by family and child counsellors and welfare officers [see Note 2]
27 Service of notice of certain applications
28 Change of venue
29 Evidentiary provisions
30 Costs of applications
- Schedule 1 Convention on the civil aspects of international child abduction
- Schedule 2 Convention countries
- Schedule 3 Forms
- Form 1 Request for return of child abducted from Australia
- Form 2 Application initiating proceedings
- Form 2A Answer/*and cross application
- Form 2B Reply
- Form 2C Warrant for the apprehension or detention of a child
- Form 2D Application to discharge return order
- Form 3 Request in relation to rights of access to a child in a convention country
- Form 4 Application initiating proceedings
- Form 4A Answer/*and cross application
- Form 4B Reply
- Notes to the REF Citation \*charformat Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations 1986

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Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations 1986