18Transmission of variation claims to overseas authorities

#### 18 Transmission of variation claims to overseas authorities (1) If, under a law of a reciprocating jurisdiction, a person claims to be entitled to variation of a registered maintenance liability of a kind mentioned in section 18A of the Act, the person may apply to the Registrar to have a claim for variation transmitted to an overseas authority of the reciprocating jurisdiction. (2) The Registrar must take, on behalf of the person making the application under subregulation (1), any action required to be taken, for the purposes of an international maintenance arrangement with the reciprocating jurisdiction, to seek the variation. (3) The Registrar must not take any action under subregulation (2) unless satisfied that the claim is in accordance with the international maintenance arrangement.