18Effect of other custody orders in Australia or overseas

18 Effect of other custody orders in Australia or overseas

(1) The following rules apply to the hearing of an application made under subregulation 14(1): (a) the court must not refuse to make a return order for the child only because there is in force or enforceable in Australia an order relating to the custody of the child; (b) the court may take into account the reasons for the making of any order relating to the custody of the child; (c) an order for the return of the child does not determine the merits of any custody issue in relation to the child. (2) In this regulation:

custody, in relation to a child, includes:

(a) guardianship of the child; and
(b) responsibility for the long‑term or day‑to‑day care, welfare and development of the child; and
(c) responsibility as the person or persons with whom the child is to live.