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Newfoundland
and Labrador
Interjurisdictional
Support Orders Regulations (Filed
Under the authority of section 47 of the Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations. Dated at Deborah E. Fry REGULATIONS Analysis 1. Short title 2. Definitions 3. Reciprocating jurisdictions 4. Form of applications 5. Further information on applications 6. Service of application on respondent 7. Providing copies of order 8. Where provisional order required 9. Copy of order 10. Foreign orders 11. Where provisional order of variation required 12. Foreign currency 13. CNLR 28/96 Rep. Schedule Short title 1. These regulations may be cited as the Interjurisdictional Support Orders Regulations. Definitions 2. In these regulations, "Act" means the
Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act. Reciprocating jurisdictions 3. The jurisdictions listed in the Schedule are declared to
be reciprocating jurisdictions for the purpose of the Act. Form of applications 4. (1) A claimant's support application under
subsection 6(2) of the Act shall be in the form required by the designated
authority and include (a) the financial and other information required in the support application form; and (b) the other information or documents that may be required by the reciprocating jurisdiction. (2) An
applicant's support variation application under subsection 25(2) of the Act
shall be in the form required by the designated authority and include (a) the financial and other information required in the support variation application form; and (b) the other information or documents that may be required by the reciprocating jurisdiction. Further information on applications 5. (1) For the purpose of subsection 7(3) of the Act,
where a reciprocating jurisdiction requests further information or documents on
a support application, the claimant shall provide the information or documents
to the designated authority in the form required by the designated authority. (2) For
the purpose of subsection 26(3) of the Act, where a reciprocating jurisdiction
requests further information or documents on a support variation application,
the applicant shall provide the information or documents to the designated
authority in the form required by the designated authority. Service of application on respondent 6. (1) An application or notice to be served on a
respondent by the designated authority under subsection 10(1) or 30(1) of the
Act shall be served (a) personally;
or (b) by
registered mail. (2) A
notice served on the respondent by the designated authority under paragraph
10(1)(b) or 30(1)(b) of the Act shall require the respondent to file a response
with the court, together with a financial statement, in the form required by
the designated authority. (3) There
shall be at least 30 days between (a) the
date of service of the application and notice; and (b) the
date set out in the notice for hearing the application. Providing copies of order 7. For the purpose of subsection 7(4) or 26(4) of
the Act, the designated authority who receives an order from a reciprocating
jurisdiction shall send a copy of the order and reasons, if any, to the
claimant or applicant by ordinary mail at the address specified on the support
application or the most current address provided by the claimant or applicant. Where provisional order required 8. (1) Where a reciprocating jurisdiction requires a
provisional order referred to in section 8 of the Act, the claimant shall (a) apply
for the order by completing the support application referred to in subsection
6(2) of the Act, which (i) is in the form required by the designated authority, and (ii) includes the documents referred to in subsection 4(1) of these
regulations; and (b) submit
the support application and a proposed provisional order to the court. (2) The
support application, including the documents referred to in subparagraph
(1)(a)(ii), is evidence in the proceeding. (3) Unless
otherwise directed by the court, an application for a provisional order may
proceed without an appearance by the claimant. Copy of order 9. (1) The designated authority shall send a certified
copy of an order to the appropriate authority under section 16 or 35 of the Act
by (a) facsimile
transmission; or (b) ordinary
mail. (2) Where the court makes an order
in the absence of the respondent under subsection 15(4) or 34(4) of the Act,
the court shall send a copy of the order to the respondent by ordinary mail at
the respondent's last known address as noted on the court file. Foreign orders 10. (1) For
the purpose of subsection 20(1) of the Act, the designated authority shall
deliver notification of the registration of a foreign order (a) personally;
or (b) by
registered mail. (2) Where
a party to a foreign order wishes to apply under subsection 20(2) of the Act to
set aside the registration of the foreign order, within 30 days after receiving
notification of the registration of the foreign order, the party shall (a) serve notice of the application on the designated authority (i) personally, (ii) by facsimile transmission, or (iii) by registered mail; and (b) file
the application, with proof of service on the designated authority, in the
court at the judicial centre nearest to the party's residence. (3) Unless
the designated authority consents to an earlier date for hearing the
application mentioned in subsection (2), there shall be at least 30 days between (a) the
date of service of the application; and (b) the
date set for hearing the application. (4) For the purpose of subsection 20(6) of the Act, the party who applies to set aside the registration of a foreign order shall give notice of the decision or order of the court to the other party and to the designated authority (a) by facsimile transmission; or (b) by ordinary mail. Where provisional order of variation required 11. (1) Where a reciprocating
jurisdiction requires a provisional order of variation referred to in section
28 of the Act, the applicant shall (a) apply
for the order by completing the support variation application referred to in
subsection 25(2) of the Act, which (i) is in the form required by the designated
authority, and (ii) includes the documents referred to in
subsection 4(2) of these regulations; and (b) submit
the support variation application and a proposed provisional variation order to
the court. (2) The
support variation application, including the documents referred to in
subparagraph (1)(a)(ii), is evidence in the proceeding. (3) Unless
otherwise directed by the court, an application for a provisional order of
variation may proceed without an appearance by the applicant. Foreign currency 12. (1) For
the purpose of section 42 of the Act, where a foreign order refers to an amount
of support that is not expressed in Canadian currency, the designated authority
shall convert the amount into Canadian currency using the rate of exchange
applicable on the day the foreign order was made or last varied. (2) For
the purpose of converting the amount mentioned in subsection (1) into Canadian
currency, the designated authority may obtain the applicable rate of exchange
from a bank. (3) Where the designated authority files with the court a statement setting out the amount mentioned in subsection (1) in Canadian currency, the amount in that statement is considered to be the amount of the foreign order. CNLR 28/96 Rep. 13. The
Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Orders
Regulations, Consolidated Newfoundland and Labrador Regulation 28/96, are
repealed. Schedule
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