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Family Proceedings Act 1980

Overseas maintenance - Enforcement in New Zealand of orders made in Commonwealth or designated countries

135: Designation of countries

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"Which countries follow New Zealand's family law rules"

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The Minister of the Crown who is responsible for the Ministry of Justice can choose countries that are not Commonwealth countries to be designated countries. They can do this by publishing a notice that says which country is a designated country. You can find out more about what this means by looking at the Legislation Act 2019. The Minister can also say how the rules in this Act will apply to the designated country. A notice like this is called secondary legislation, which has its own rules for publication, as outlined in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 8Overseas maintenance
Enforcement in New Zealand of orders made in Commonwealth or designated countries

135Designation of countries

  1. The Minister of the Crown who is responsible for the Ministry of Justice may from time to time, by notice, specify as a designated country for the purposes of this Act any country that is not a Commonwealth country.

  2. The Minister of the Crown who is responsible for the Ministry of Justice may, in any notice published under subsection (1) specifying any country as a designated country, provide that in their application to that country the provisions of this Act relating to Commonwealth and designated countries shall apply with such modifications as may be specified in the notice.

  3. A notice under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Notes
  • Section 135(1): amended, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
  • Section 135(1): amended, on , pursuant to section 14(1) of the State Sector Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 41).
  • Section 135(1): amended, on , by section 10(1) of the Department of Justice (Restructuring) Act 1995 (1995 No 39).
  • Section 135(2): amended, on , pursuant to section 14(1) of the State Sector Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 41).
  • Section 135(2): amended, on , by section 10(1) of the Department of Justice (Restructuring) Act 1995 (1995 No 39).
  • Section 135(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).