sec.176QApplicant need not notify respondent to New Zealand order

### sec.176Q Applicant need not notify respondent to New Zealand order An applicant under this division need not give notice of an application for registration of a New Zealand order, or an application for a variation of a registered New Zealand order, to the respondent. When an application for which notice has not been given comes before a court, the court— may hear and decide the application in the absence of the respondent; and must not refuse to hear and decide the application merely because the respondent has not been given notice of the application. A registered New Zealand order that is adapted or modified under section 176N (3) is enforceable in Queensland without notice of the adaptation or modification being given to the respondent. This section does not prevent an applicant giving notice of the application, or an order made because of the application, to the respondent. s 176Q ins 2016 No. 51 s 57 (sec.176Q-ssec.1) An applicant under this division need not give notice of an application for registration of a New Zealand order, or an application for a variation of a registered New Zealand order, to the respondent. (sec.176Q-ssec.2) When an application for which notice has not been given comes before a court, the court— may hear and decide the application in the absence of the respondent; and must not refuse to hear and decide the application merely because the respondent has not been given notice of the application. (sec.176Q-ssec.3) A registered New Zealand order that is adapted or modified under section 176N (3) is enforceable in Queensland without notice of the adaptation or modification being given to the respondent. (sec.176Q-ssec.4) This section does not prevent an applicant giving notice of the application, or an order made because of the application, to the respondent. - (a) may hear and decide the application in the absence of the respondent; and - (b) must not refuse to hear and decide the application merely because the respondent has not been given notice of the application.