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Child Support Act 1991

Reciprocal agreements

214: Interpretation

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In this part of the law, some important words are explained to help you understand what they mean.

An ‘agreement’ is when the New Zealand government makes a deal with another country’s government. These agreements can do different things. They can help collect child support or domestic maintenance money from people living in the other country. They can also help the other country collect similar payments from people living in New Zealand. The agreements can also make rules about working together on child support or domestic maintenance issues, and sharing information about these things.

‘Foreign child support or domestic maintenance’ means money that someone has to pay in another country, which is like the child support or domestic maintenance payments in New Zealand. This only applies if there’s an agreement between New Zealand and that country about it.

‘New Zealand child support or domestic maintenance’ simply means the child support or domestic maintenance that people pay in New Zealand.

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Part 13 Reciprocal agreements

214Interpretation

  1. For the purposes of this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    agreement means a convention or agreement made between the government of a country or territory outside New Zealand and the Government of New Zealand, with a view to—

    1. providing for New Zealand child support or domestic maintenance payable by a resident of that country or territory to be collected by the government of that country or territory:
      1. providing for foreign child support or domestic maintenance payable under the laws of that country or territory by a resident of New Zealand to be collected by the Government of New Zealand:
        1. providing for reciprocity in respect of other matters relating to child support or domestic maintenance:
          1. exchanging information in respect of any matter relating to child support or domestic maintenance

            foreign child support or domestic maintenance, in relation to a country or territory outside New Zealand, means a payment required under the laws of the country or territory that is of the same nature as child support or domestic maintenance and is the subject of an agreement

              New Zealand child support or domestic maintenance means child support or domestic maintenance.

              Notes
              • Section 214 agreement paragraph (a): amended, on , by section 3 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 6).
              • Section 214 agreement paragraph (b): amended, on , by section 3 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 6).
              • Section 214 agreement paragraph (c): amended, on , by section 3 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 6).
              • Section 214 agreement paragraph (d): amended, on , by section 3 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 6).
              • Section 214 foreign child support or domestic maintenance: inserted, on , by section 3 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 6).
              • Section 214 foreign child support or spousal maintenance: repealed, on , by section 3 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 6).
              • Section 214 New Zealand child support or domestic maintenance: inserted, on , by section 3 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 6).
              • Section 214 New Zealand child support or spousal maintenance: repealed, on , by section 3 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 6).