Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2010C00233:clause:2_67
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2010C00233
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 67
Character Range: 106685–107874

67  After subsection 25(2)
Insert:

 (2A) However, if either the payer or the payee is a resident of a reciprocating jurisdiction, the Registrar has 90 days to register the liability, instead of 28 days.

 (2B) The Registrar may refuse to register a registrable overseas maintenance liability if the Registrar is satisfied that the liability arises in a manner that is inconsistent with the international maintenance arrangement on which the payee relies.

 (2C) If:
 (a) a registered maintenance liability relates to a particular child, a particular payer and a particular payee; and
 (b) a registrable maintenance liability:
 (i) that relates to the same child, payer and payee; and
 (ii) that arose before the registered maintenance liability arose;
  first comes to the notice of the Registrar after the registration of the registered maintenance liability;
the Registrar must not register the registrable maintenance liability except for the purpose of facilitating the recovery of arrears under it.

 (2D) A registrable maintenance liability that is registered to facilitate the recovery of arrears under it is to be treated for all other purposes as if it had not been registered.