Child Support (Assessment) (Overseas‑related Maintenance Obligations) Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 1)1
Statutory Rules 2001 No. 3082
I, PETER JOHN HOLLINGWORTH, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989.
Dated 8 October 2001
PETER HOLLINGWORTH
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command
LARRY ANTHONY
Minister for Community Services

1	Name of Regulations
		These Regulations are the Child Support (Assessment) (Overseas‑related Maintenance Obligations) Amendment Regulations 2001 (No. 1).
2	Commencement
		These Regulations commence on gazettal.
3	Amendment of Child Support (Assessment) (Overseas‑related Maintenance Obligations) Regulations 2000
		Schedule 1 amends the Child Support (Assessment) (Overseas‑related Maintenance Obligations) Regulations 2000.

Schedule 1	Amendments
(regulation 3)
[1]	Regulation 6, including the notes 
substitute
6	Events that are not child support terminating events
	(1)	In relation to Australia’s international maintenance arrangements with a reciprocating jurisdiction, paragraph 12 (1) (f) of the Act does not apply.
Note   Paragraph 12 (1) (f) of the Act states that a child support terminating event happens in relation to a child if none of the following paragraphs applies any longer in relation to the child:
(a)	the child is present in Australia;
(b)	the child is an Australian citizen;
(c)	the child is ordinarily resident in Australia.
	(2)	In relation to Australia’s international maintenance arrangements with a reciprocating jurisdiction (other than a reciprocating jurisdiction mentioned in subregulation (3)), paragraph 12 (3) (b) of the Act does not apply.
Note   Paragraph 12 (3) (b) of the Act states that a child support terminating event happens in relation to a person who is a liable parent in relation to a child if the person ceases to be a resident of Australia.
	(3)	For subregulation (2), the following reciprocating jurisdictions are excluded:
	(a)	Brunei;
	(b)	Cook Islands;
	(c)	Israel;
	(d)	Niue;
	(e)	Papua New Guinea;
	(f)	the Yukon Territory of Canada; 
	(g)	Western Samoa.
[2]	Regulation 7
omit
obligations
insert
arrangements
[3]	Regulations 8 and 9
omit
(except Israel)
[4]	Regulation 14
substitute 
14	Persons from whom payment may be sought
	(1)	For section 25 of the Act, a person may seek payment of child support from a person who is:
	(a)	a parent of the child; and
	(b)	a resident of a reciprocating jurisdiction (other than a reciprocating jurisdiction mentioned in subregulation (2)) on the day when the application is made.
	(2)	For paragraph (1) (b), the following reciprocating jurisdictions are excluded:
	(a)	Brunei;
	(b)	Cook Islands;
	(c)	Israel;
	(d)	Niue;
	(e)	Papua New Guinea;
	(f)	the Yukon Territory of Canada;
	(g)	Western Samoa.
[5]	Regulation 23
omit
obligations,
insert
arrangements,
Notes
1.	These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 2000 No. 79.
2.	Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 15 October 2001.