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Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2023
sec.127Registered overseas child orders
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### sec.127 Registered overseas child orders
For part 4 , a reference to a parenting order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , part VII, stating who may make decisions about major long-term issues for a child or a child’s name includes a reference to a registered overseas child order.
For part 5 , a reference to a parenting order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , part VII, stating who may make decisions about major long-term issues for a child includes a reference to a registered overseas child order.
An application made under part 4 or 5 that is based on a registered overseas child order must be accompanied by the relevant documents for the registered overseas child order.
In this section—
overseas child order see the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , section 4 .
registered overseas child order means an overseas child order that—
has been registered under the Family Law Regulations 1984 (Cwlth) , regulation 23; and
corresponds to—
for an application made under part 4 —a parenting order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , part VII, stating who may make decisions about major long-term issues for a child or a child’s name; or
for an application made under part 5 —a parenting order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , part VII, stating who may make decisions about major long-term issues for a child.
relevant documents , for a registered overseas child order, means—
a copy of the order; and
a copy of the certificate for the order mentioned in the Family Law Regulations 1984 , regulation 23(1)(a)(ii).
(sec.127-ssec.1) For part 4 , a reference to a parenting order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , part VII, stating who may make decisions about major long-term issues for a child or a child’s name includes a reference to a registered overseas child order.
(sec.127-ssec.2) For part 5 , a reference to a parenting order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , part VII, stating who may make decisions about major long-term issues for a child includes a reference to a registered overseas child order.
(sec.127-ssec.3) An application made under part 4 or 5 that is based on a registered overseas child order must be accompanied by the relevant documents for the registered overseas child order.
(sec.127-ssec.4) In this section— overseas child order see the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , section 4 . registered overseas child order means an overseas child order that— has been registered under the Family Law Regulations 1984 (Cwlth) , regulation 23; and corresponds to— for an application made under part 4 —a parenting order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , part VII, stating who may make decisions about major long-term issues for a child or a child’s name; or for an application made under part 5 —a parenting order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , part VII, stating who may make decisions about major long-term issues for a child. relevant documents , for a registered overseas child order, means— a copy of the order; and a copy of the certificate for the order mentioned in the Family Law Regulations 1984 , regulation 23(1)(a)(ii).
- (a) has been registered under the Family Law Regulations 1984 (Cwlth) , regulation 23; and
- (b) corresponds to— (i) for an application made under part 4 —a parenting order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , part VII, stating who may make decisions about major long-term issues for a child or a child’s name; or (ii) for an application made under part 5 —a parenting order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , part VII, stating who may make decisions about major long-term issues for a child.
- (i) for an application made under part 4 —a parenting order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , part VII, stating who may make decisions about major long-term issues for a child or a child’s name; or
- (ii) for an application made under part 5 —a parenting order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , part VII, stating who may make decisions about major long-term issues for a child.
- (i) for an application made under part 4 —a parenting order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , part VII, stating who may make decisions about major long-term issues for a child or a child’s name; or
- (ii) for an application made under part 5 —a parenting order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , part VII, stating who may make decisions about major long-term issues for a child.
- (a) a copy of the order; and
- (b) a copy of the certificate for the order mentioned in the Family Law Regulations 1984 , regulation 23(1)(a)(ii).