25Recognition of foreign measures in New South Wales courts

25 Recognition of foreign measures in New South Wales courts

25 Recognition of foreign measures in New South Wales courts

(1) A registrar of a New South Wales court must register a foreign measure given to the registrar by the Secretary or the NSW Trustee under section 23 or 24.

(2) A foreign measure registered under subsection (1)—

(a) has the same force and effect as a New South Wales personal protection measure relating to a child or a New South Wales property protection measure relating to a child (as appropriate), and

(b) prevails over an earlier measure in force in New South Wales to the extent the foreign measure is inconsistent with the earlier measure.

(3) An interested person may take legal proceedings in a New South Wales court to enforce a foreign measure registered under subsection (1).

(4) Subsections (2) and (3) are subject to the cancellation of the registration of the foreign measure under section 26.

s 25: Am 2009 No 49, Sch 2.7 [3].