Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1994

No. 252 1

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Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The 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 6 July 1994.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

M. LAVARCH

Attorney-General

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1.Amendment

1.1 The Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.Schedule 2 (Convention countries)

2.1 After item 20B, insert:

 “20C Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) 1 December 1991”.

3.Effect of amendment

3.1 The amendment made by regulation 2 is made on the basis of the declaration by the entity known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) of its intention to be bound by the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and is not to be taken to imply recognition of that entity by Australia.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 13 July 1994.

2. Statutory Rules 1986 No. 85 as amended by 1989 No. 206; 1990 No. 37; 1992 Nos. 34 and 159; 1993 Nos. 263 and 358.