The Maintenance Act (No.2) 1934 with the full title “An Act to amend the ‘Maintenance Act 1921′”(Act no.25 Geo. V No.87) exempts people who do not comply with a maintenance order from punishment if the court believes non-compliance was not wilful or negligent. The individual in question is however still expected to meet the requirements…
The Maintenance Act 1932 with the full title “An Act to amend the Maintenance Act 1921″(Act no.23 Geo. V No.8) amended the sharing of recorded information and documentation about maintenance orders made in states outside of Tasmania with the Tasmanian legal system. This act was repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1934 (25 Geo. V…
The Maintenance Act 1929 with the full title “An Act to amend the ‘Maintenance Act 1921” (Act no. 20 Geo. V No.90) amends sections of the Maintenance Act 1921 that relate to evidence of paternity and enforcement of maintenance orders. This act was repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1934 (25 Geo. V No.78) on…
The Maintenance Act 1931 with the full title “An Act to amend the ‘Maintenance Act 1921′” (Act no.22 Geo. V No.43), alters the definition of maintenance order by including an additional definition about the terms ‘means of support’ and ‘adequate means of support’. The definition of other States whose maintenance orders are to be acknowledged…
The Maintenance Act 1925 with the full title “An Act to amend the ‘Maintenance Act 1921′”(Act no.16 Geo. V No.43) and provides further instruction on what constitutes ‘desertion’ by a husband. In particular a husband who has failed to meet the requirements of a separation order. This act was repealed by Statute Law Revision Act…
The Maintenance Act 1919 is also known by its full title “An Act to consolidate and amend ‘The Deserted Wives’ and Children’s Maintenance Act, 1873′, ‘The Infant Life Protection Act, 1907’ and ‘The Summary Jurisdiction (Married Persons) Act, 1909’, and for other purposes” (Act no.10 Geo. V No.62). This act brought together three previously separate…
The Deserted Wives and Children Maintenance Amendment Act 1898 with the full title “An Act to amend ‘The Deserted Wives and Children Maintenance Act 1873′”(Act no. 62 Vict. No.46) was repealed and replaced in January 1920 and replaced with The Maintenance Act 1919 (Act no.10 Geo. V No.62).
The Deserted Wives and Children Maintenance Amendment Act 1907, with the full title “An Act to further amend ‘The Deserted Wives and Children Maintenance Act 1873′”(Act no.7 Edw. VII No.22) provides guidelines on the expenses of bringing a defendant to face court over the abandonment of a wife and or children. This amendment was repealed…
The Maintenance of Deserted Wives and Children 1873 with the full title “An Act to make provision for the Maintenance and Support of deserted Wives and Children” (Act no.37 Vict. No.14) underwent two significant amendments. One in 1898 and another in 1907 before being repealed in January 1920 and replaced with The Maintenance Act 1919…
The Maintenance of Deserted Wives and Children 1863 was also known by its full title “An Act to provide for the Maintenance and Support of deserted Wives and Children in this Colony” (Act no. 27 Vict. No.14). This act repealed and replaced the Maintenance of Deserted Wives and Children Act of 1837. This new act…
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