Section 124A — Family Law Act 1975: Regulations in relation to overseas-related maintenance obligations etc.

(1) The regulations may make provision for, and in relation to, the following matters: (a) giving effect to an international agreement that relates to maintenance obligations arising from family relationship, parentage or marriage; (b) maintenance obligations arising from family relationship, parentage or marriage, where: (i) the maintenance is claimed by or on behalf of a person who is in a reciprocating jurisdiction; or (ii) the person from whom the maintenance is claimed is in a reciprocating jurisdiction. (2) Regulations made for the purposes of this section may: (a) confer jurisdiction on a federal court (other than the High Court) or a court of a Territory; or (b) invest a court of a State with federal jurisdiction. (4) In this section: international agreement means an agreement whose parties are: (a) Australia and a foreign country; or (b) Australia and 2 or more foreign countries. reciprocating jurisdiction means: (a) a foreign country; or (b) a part of a foreign country; that is prescribed by the regulations to be a reciprocating jurisdiction for the purposes of this section.