means a country, or part of a country, outside Australia.

means a maintenance agreement that has force and effect in a prescribed overseas jurisdiction by reason of the registration of the agreement, or the taking of any other action in relation to the agreement, under the law of that jurisdiction and includes an agreement with respect to the maintenanc

, when used in Part VII in relation to a child who has been adopted, means an adoptive parent of the child.

has the meaning given by subsection 69W(1).

means a medical procedure prescribed, or included in a class of medical procedures prescribed, for the purposes of this definition.

has the same meaning as in the Child Protection Convention.

has the meaning given by subsection 64B(1).

has the meaning given by subsection 63C(1).

has the meaning given by subsection 90RA(1).

means proceedings under Part VIII for orders with respect to spousal maintenance or the property of parties to a marriage, but does not include any proceedings specified in the regulations for the purposes of this definition.

means proceedings in relation to a financial agreement.

means an agreement:

means:

means an agreement made under paragraph 90UL(1)(b).

means:

to proceedings includes the complainant or victim (or alleged victim) in criminal proceedings and any person named in evidence given in proceedings and, in relation to proceedings that have concluded, means a person who was a party to the proceedings before the proceedings concluded.

means a person who lives or has lived in a de facto relationship.

means:

means:

, in Subdivision E of Division 6 of Part VII, has a meaning affected by section 65X.