Section 89 — Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)

Overseas maintenance agreements

The regulations may make provision for and in relation to:

(a) the application of sections 86 and 87, with such additions, exceptions and modifications as are prescribed, to overseas maintenance agreements; and

(b) the transmission to appropriate courts or authorities of prescribed overseas jurisdictions of, or of copies of, maintenance agreements and of agreements for maintenance of ex‑nuptial children for the purpose of securing the enforcement of those agreements in those jurisdictions.

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Related sections

s 87 — Operation of maintenance agreements entered into in substitution for rights under Act
s 87A — Specification in maintenance agreements of payments etc. for maintenance purposes
s 88 — Enforcement of maintenance agreements
s 89A — Institution of spousal maintenance proceedings by authority or person
s 90 — Certain instruments not liable to duty
s 90AA — Object of this Part

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