Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01169:schedule:1:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01169
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 1 (pt 7/10)
Character Range: 45613–48506

recognition of birth registrations

Where a person's name is registered as a parent of a child in a register of births or parentage information by an administrative authority of a Contracting State, the person shall be presumed to be a parent of the child by operation of law in the territory of the other Contracting State.

Article 19
Reciprocal recognition of instruments of acknowledgment

Where under a law of a Contracting State a person has executed an instrument acknowledging that he is the father of a child, and that instrument has not been annulled or otherwise set aside, the person shall be presumed to be a parent of the child by operation of law in the territory of the other Contracting State.

PART VIII
LEGAL AID

Article 20
No discrimination in provision of legal aid

Nationals of either Contracting State, and persons habitually resident in either Contracting State, shall enjoy legal aid for court proceedings relating to child and spousal maintenance in each Contracting State on the same conditions as if they themselves were nationals or habitually resident in that State.

PART IX
CENTRAL AUTHORITIES

Article 21
Central Authorities

1 The Central Authority for New Zealand shall be the Commissioner of Inland Revenue. The Central Authority for Australia shall be the Child Support Registrar.

2 Each Contracting State shall be free to designate additional Authorities and to determine the extent of their competence. However communications may in all cases be sent directly to the Central Authority.

3 Each Contracting State shall notify the other Contracting State of the Authorities designated from time to time and the extent of their competence.

Article 22
Duties of Central Authorities

The Central Authority of each Contracting State shall:

    (a) co‑operate with each other and promote co‑operation amongst administrative and judicial authorities in their States to achieve the purposes of this Agreement;

    (b) on request by the Central Authority of the other Contracting State, obtain and provide reports on the progress made by administrative and judicial authorities in recovering monies payable under a decision;

    (c) co‑operate in the provision of information to children, payees and payers within its territory on their rights and duties under the law relating to maintenance of the other Contracting State.

Article 23
Exchange of information

1 At the request of the Central Authority of a Contracting State, the Central Authority of the other Contracting State, either directly or through other administrative or judicial authorities, shall take all appropriate steps to obtain and provide to the requesting Central Authority any information necessary or convenient for the operation of this Agreement or for the laws of the Contracting States relating to maintenance, including:

       (a) information on the whereabouts of a payer; or