Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Amendment Regulations 1998 (No. 3)
Statutory Rules 1998    No. 341
I, WILLIAM PATRICK DEANE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Family Law Act 1975.
Dated 17 December 1998.
	WILLIAM DEANE
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
DARYL Williams
Attorney-General

Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Amendment Regulations 1998 (No. 3)1
Statutory Rules 1998    No. 3412
made under the
Family Law Act 1975

Contents
	Page
	1	Name of regulations	
	2	Commencement	
	3	Amendment of Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations 1986	
Schedule 1	Amendment of Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations 1986	

1	Name of regulations
		These regulations are the Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Amendment Regulations 1998 (No. 3).
2	Commencement
		These regulations commence on gazettal. 
3	Amendment of Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations 1986
		Schedule 1 amends the Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations 1986.

Schedule 1	Amendment of Family Law (Child Abduction Convention)
Regulations 1986
(regulation 3)
[1]	After subregulation 14 (4)
	insert
	(5)	A warrant issued under paragraph (1) (b) or (2) (a) must be in accordance with Form 2C.
[2]	After subregulation 25 (5)
	insert
	(6)	A warrant issued under paragraph (1) (a) must be in accordance with Form 2C.
[3]	Schedule 3, Form 2, heading
	omit
	Subregulation 15 (4)
	insert
	(subregulations 14 (1) and (2))
[4]	Schedule 3, Form 2A, heading
	omit
	Subregulation 15 (1B)
	insert
	(subregulation 14 (3))
[5]	Schedule 3, Form 2B, heading
	omit
	Subregulation 15 (4)
	insert
	(subregulation 14 (4))
[6]	Schedule 3, after Form 2B
	insert
Form 2C	Warrant for the apprehension or detention of a child
(subregulations 14 (5) and 25 (6))
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations 1986
WARRANT FOR THE APPREHENSION OR DETENTION OF A CHILD
File No:	Applicant:	
At:	Respondent:	
TO:	*The Marshal
	*All Agents of the Australian Federal Police
	*All Officers of the Police Forces of the States and Territories of Australia
	In compliance with the order of the Court dated [date] under *subregulation 14 (1)/*subregulation 14 (2)/ *subregulation 25 (1) of the Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations 1986, and on the application of [name of applicant], THIS WARRANT DIRECTS THAT:
1.	You are authorised, with such assistance as is necessary and reasonable, and, if necessary and reasonable, by force, to find and recover the child [name of child] born on [date of child’s birth].
2.	You are required to deliver the child to [name and address of person or agency to whom the child is to be delivered].
3.	If the circumstances of the child’s removal or retention are so serious or urgent as to justify search and entry of a vehicle, vessel, aircraft or premises, you are authorised, with such assistance as is necessary and reasonable, and, if necessary and reasonable, by force, to stop, enter and search any vehicle, vessel or aircraft, and to enter and search any premises, that you reasonably believe the child is in or on.
*4.	This warrant remains in force until [date].
DATED:
By the Court
............................................
Registrar
*Omit if not applicable
[7]	Schedule 3, Form 4, heading
	omit
	Subregulation 24 (7)
	insert
	(subregulation 25 (2))
[8]	Schedule 3, Form 4A, heading
	omit
	Subregulation 24 (5B)
	insert
	(subregulation 25 (3))
[9]	Schedule 3, Form 4B, heading
	omit
	Subregulation 24 (7)
	insert
	(subregulation 25 (5))
Notes
1.	These regulations amend Statutory Rules 1986 No. 85, as amended by 1989 No. 206; 1990 No. 37; 1992 Nos. 34 and 159; 1993 Nos. 263 and 358; 1994 Nos. 252, 275 and 344; 1995 Nos. 296 and 334; 1996 No. 74; 1997 Nos. 98, 292, 315 and 347; 1998 Nos. 59 and 340.
2.	Made by the Governor-General on 17 December 1998, and notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 22 December 1998.  Administered by the Attorney-General.