Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00370:reg:10
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00370
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 10
Character Range: 12257–13361

10  Overseas recognition of a Commonwealth protection measure
 (1) The relevant Registrar of a court may, on application by an interested person, send to the Commonwealth central authority for transmission to a central authority of a Convention country:
 (a) a certified copy of an order that is a protection measure taken under the Act; and
 (b) any information held by the court relating to the whereabouts of the child concerned; and
 (c) a request, in writing, that the order be recognised in the Convention country.
 (2) Documents received by the Commonwealth central authority under subregulation (1) must be sent to a central authority of the Convention country.
 (3) Nothing in this regulation prevents an interested person from obtaining, and sending to a central authority of a Convention country, or a competent authority of a Convention country or a non‑Convention country, copies of the documents and information mentioned in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) with a request for recognition of the order.

Part 5—Foreign measures—receipt by Commonwealth

Division 1—Registration and implementation