Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2006 No. 139

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, GovernorGeneral 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 22 June 2006

P. M. JEFFERY

GovernorGeneral

By His Excellency’s Command

PHILIP RUDDOCK

AttorneyGeneral

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Amendment Regulations 2006 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on 1 July 2006.

3 Amendment of Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations 1986

  Schedule 1 amends the Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations 1986.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

 

[1] Regulation 23, note

substitute

Note   Paragraph 111B (4) (d) of the Act provides that, for the purposes of the Convention, subject to any order of a court that is in force, a person with whom a child is to spend time or communicate under a parenting order, should be regarded as having a right of access to the child.

[2] Paragraph 25 (4) (a)

substitute

 (a) an order specifying with whom a child is to spend time or communicate;

[3] Regulation 26, heading

substitute

26 Reports by family consultants

[4] Paragraph 26 (1) (a)

omit

a family and child counsellor or welfare officer

insert

a family consultant

[5] Subregulation 26 (2)

substitute

 (2) A family consultant may include in a report, in addition to the matters required to be included in the report, any other matter that relates to the care, welfare or development of the child.

[6] Subregulations 26 (3), (4) and (5)

omit

family and child counsellor or welfare officer

insert

family consultant

[7] Subparagraph 30 (2) (b) (v)

omit

a family counsellor, child counsellor or other welfare officer for the preparation of a report by that counsellor or officer.

insert

a family consultant for the preparation of a report by that consultant.

[8] Schedule 3, Form 4, paragraph 5, heading

substitute

 Details concerning rights of access/time spent or communication with the child

[9] Schedule 3, Form 4, paragraph 5, second occurring

omit

to establish or secure contact orders under Australian law.

insert

to establish or secure a parenting order under Australian law specifying with whom a child is to spend time or communicate.

Note

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