means an agreement in writing made, whether before or after the commencement of this Act and whether within or outside Australia, between the parties to a marriage, being an agreement that makes provision with respect to financial matters, whether or not there are other parties to the agreement a

, in relation to a court, means an order made by the court under this Act that deals with the maintenance of a person other than a child.

, in relation to a child, means issues about the care, welfare and development of the child of a long ‐ term nature and includes (but is not limited to) issues of that nature about:

includes a void marriage.

means:

includes medical, surgical, dental, diagnostic, hospital, nursing, pharmaceutical and physiotherapy expenses.

means a person registered or licensed as a medical practitioner under a law of a State or Territory that provides for the registration or licensing of medical practitioners.

, in relation to an eligible superannuation plan, includes a beneficiary (including a contingent or prospective beneficiary).

has the meaning given by subsection ( 1AB).

, in relation to a superannuation interest, means the spouse who has the superannuation interest.

means a person engaged in the business of publishing news or a public or community broadcasting service engaged in the publishing of news through a public news medium.

means a country for which the Child Protection Convention has not entered into force.

, in relation to a superannuation interest, means the spouse who is not the member spouse in relation to that interest.

means an order that prohibits or restricts the publication of information (but that does not otherwise prohibit or restrict the disclosure of information).

means a law that:

:

, in relation to a court, means:

, in relation to a court, means:

includes habitually resident.

means: