Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

FAMILY LAW REGULATIONS 1984 - REG 40

  (1)   In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:

"Convention" means the Convention on the Recovery Abroad of Maintenance, referred to in section   111 of the Act, a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule   3.

"convention country" means a country that under regulation   48 is a convention country.

"Receiving Agency" has the meaning it has in the Convention.

"Transmitting Agency" has the meaning it has in the Convention.

  (2)   In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:

  (a)   a reference to payment of money for the maintenance of a child includes a reference to payment of money for the education of that child; and

  (b)   a reference to proceedings under this Part   in a court includes a reference to proceedings on appeal from original proceedings under this Part.

  (3)   The purpose of this Part   is to give effect to section   111 of the Act.