Queensland Numbered Acts

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION ACT 2023 - SECT 127

127 Registered overseas child orders

(1) For part 4 , a reference to a parenting order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , part VII, stating who may make decisions about major long-term issues for a child or a child’s name includes a reference to a registered overseas child order.

(2) For part 5 , a reference to a parenting order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , part VII, stating who may make decisions about major long-term issues for a child includes a reference to a registered overseas child order.

(3) An application made under part 4 or 5 that is based on a registered overseas child order must be accompanied by the relevant documents for the registered overseas child order.

(4) In this section—

"overseas child order" see the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , section 4 .

"registered overseas child order" means an overseas child order that—

(a) has been registered under the Family Law Regulations 1984 (Cwlth) , regulation 23; and

(b) corresponds to—

(i) for an application made under part 4 —a parenting order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , part VII, stating who may make decisions about major long-term issues for a child or a child’s name; or

(ii) for an application made under part 5 —a parenting order made under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cwlth) , part VII, stating who may make decisions about major long-term issues for a child.

"relevant documents" , for a registered overseas child order, means—

(a) a copy of the order; and

(b) a copy of the certificate for the order mentioned in the Family Law Regulations 1984 , regulation 23(1)(a)(ii).