1.1.R.10 Reciprocating jurisdictions

Definition

A reciprocating jurisdiction is a foreign country; or a part of a foreign country, that is prescribed by the regulations to be a reciprocating jurisdiction.

If a country is a reciprocating jurisdiction the Registrar can:

• make and continue a child support assessment (1.1.C.70) where the payer (1.1.P.40) resides overseas in a reciprocating jurisdiction, provided that the other parent (1.1.P.10) is a resident of Australia
• accept an application for assessment from a payee (1.1.P.30) or payer (1.1.P.40) overseas when transmitted through the overseas central authority (1.1.O.30)
• accept an application for assessment from an overseas central authority applying on behalf of a payee in a reciprocating jurisdiction
• accept an application for assessment made directly by the payer who is a resident of a reciprocating jurisdiction
• register and enforce an overseas maintenance liability (1.1.O.40) made in a reciprocating jurisdiction and/or arrears (1.1.A.100) that have accrued from the liability
• transmit a request for enforcement of a registered maintenance liability (1.1.R.40) to a reciprocating jurisdiction, either upon application by the payee or at the Registrar's initiative
• transmit an application for review/variation of a liability made in an overseas country, and
• assist overseas authorities (1.5.1) with location and service requests for parents in Australia.

The below table lists reciprocating jurisdictions.

*These are excluded jurisdictions for the purposes of making or continuing a child support assessment where the payee is in Australia but the payer resides in that jurisdiction. A court order under the FL Act is still required.