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Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations 1986

Statutory Rules No. 85, 1986
made under the

Family Law Act 1975

Compilation No. 19

Compilation date: 6 May 2024

                Includes amendments: F2024L00455

Registered: 13 May 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations 1986 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 6 May 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

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Editorial changes

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Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Name of Regulations
1AA Authority
1A Purpose
2 Definitions
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
Part 2—Requests to Central Authorities, except for access
11 Request for return of child abducted from Australia
13 Request for return of child abducted to Australia
Part 3—Court applications, except for access
14 Applications to court
14A Further applications to court
15 Orders
16 Obligation to make a return order
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