23Notice of application under regulation 22

#### 23 Notice of application under regulation 22 (1) If a State Central Authority applies to a court for a declaration under regulation 22, the State Central Authority must, as soon as practicable, tell the Commonwealth Central Authority, in writing, about the application and its reasons for making the application. (2) When the Commonwealth Central Authority is given information under subregulation (1), it must, as soon as practicable: (a) give the Bureau and the Central Authorities of the State of origin and the receiving State the information, in writing; and (b) invite those Central Authorities to make submissions to the court about the application. (3) As soon as practicable after the court has decided the application, the Commonwealth Central Authority must tell the Bureau, in writing, about the decision. (4) If a State to which subregulation (1) does not apply gives the Commonwealth Central Authority information of a kind mentioned in the subregulation, the Commonwealth Central Authority must comply with subregulations (2) and (3) as if the information were given under subregulation (1). > Note: Subregulation (1) does not necessarily apply to all States—see regulation 34.