Guardianship and Custody of Infants Acts Amendment Act of 1952 (1 Eliz Ii No. 25) (Qld)

48 CHILDREN. Guardianship and Custody of Infants9 EtcAct. 1 E liz . II. No. 25, CHILDREN. 1 E liz . II. N T o h . e 25. An Act to Amend “The Guardianship and Custody G uardianship and C ustody of Infants Acts, 1891 to 1928,” in certain of I nfants A cts A mendment * particulars. A ct of 1952. [A ssented to 26 th S eptember , 1952.] E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, B by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— Short title 1 . This Act may be cited as “ The Guardianship and construction. Custody of Infants Acts Amendment Act of 1952,” and shall be read as one with *“ The Guardianship and Custody of Infants Acts, 1891 to 1928,” herein referred to as the Principal Act. Collective The Principal Act and this Act may be cited tltle' collectively as “ The Guardianship and Custody of Infants Acts, 1891 to 1952.” 1 New s. 6 a . 2. The following section, numbered 6 a , is inserted after section six in the Principal Act, namely:— Further “ [6 a .] The powers of the Court under this Act to amendment make or(jerg regarding the custody of an infant and respect to the right of access thereto of either parent may be custody 810 exercised upon the application of the father of an infant in like manner as those powers may be exercised upon the application of the mother of the infant.” New s. 6 b . 3. The following section, numbered 6 b , is inserted after section 6 a of the Principal Act, as previously inserted by this Act, namely :— when order “ [6 b .] ( 1 .) The Court may by any order for fncemtebe maintenance made under this Act or, on application by enforcedly 6 or on behalf of the mother of the infant in respect of whom clerk of maintenance is payable, by a subsequent order direct i^slons. that such maintenance (including in the case of any such subsequent order any arrears of maintenance accrued due at the date thereof the amount of which may be determined by the Court) shall be paid to the clerk of petty sessions at a place for holding courts of petty sessions specified by the Court: Provided that if the mother is residing with the father at the time the Court makes any order for maintenance under this Act it shall not give any direction 55 V. No. 13 and amending Acts.

CHILDREN. 1952. Guardianship and Custody of Infants, Etc., Act. as aforementioned until it is satisfied, having regard to the provisions of the third paragraph of subsection two of section six of this Act, that such order for maintenance is enforceable. (2.) Upon the filing in the registry of the Court of an order containing or making the direction referred to in subsection one of this section the registrar shall forward an office copy thereof (and, in the case of an order subsequent to an order for maintenance, also an office copy of such order for maintenance, and any order varying the same) to the clerk of petty sessions at the place specified in the aforesaid direction. When and so often as any subsequent order varying or discharging the order for maintenance is filed in the registry the registrar shall forward an office copy of that subsequent order to the appropriate clerk of petty sessions. Every such office copy shall be made and so forwarded free of charge and may be so forwarded by prepaid registered post or by delivering same to the clerk of petty sessions at his office. (3.) Upon the receipt of any office copy of any order duly forwarded to him under this section the clerk of petty sessions shall enter the same in a register to be kept by him for that purpose and thereupon, and thereafter, the order for maintenance shall, subject to any further order varying or discharging the same, be of the same force and effect and all proceedings and remedies for the enforcement thereof may be taken as if such order were an order for maintenance made under the provisions of *“ The Maintenance Act of 1949” by justices in petty sessions containing a direction that the payment of maintenance be made to that clerk of petty sessions and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act contained, it shall for the purpose of taking all such proceedings and remedies for the enforcement thereof be deemed to be enforceable and remain in full force and effect until the direction specified in subsection one of this section is suspended, varied, or rescinded by the Court: Provided that justices in petty sessions shall not have or exercise any power to vary, suspend, or discharge any such order or substitute a new order therefor. * 13 G. 6 No. 53. 49

50 CHILDREN—CONSTITUTION. Appropriation Acts. 1 E liz . II. No. 21, (4.) The Court may at any time suspend, vary, or rescind anv direction under this section. (5.) The provisions of this section shall operate so as not to prejudice the jurisdiction, powers, and authority of the Court or the enforcement of any order for maintenance in any other manner provided by law. (6.) The provisions of this section shall apply in respect of all orders for maintenance whether made before or after the enactment hereof.” COLLECTIONS. See C haritable C ollections . CONSTITUTION. ( ( 12) ) AApppprroopprriiaattiioonn AAcctt ooff 11995522— -11995533, , NNoo.. 2 1 . .. . 11 EElliizz. . IIII. . NNoo. . 4211 1 E liz . II. An Act to Authorise the Appropriation out of the No. 21. T he A ppropriation Consolidated Revenue Fund of Queensland of A ct of 1952-1953, Further Sums of Money towards the Service No. 1. of the Year ending on the Thirtieth day of June, 1953. [A ssented to 22 nd A ugust , 1952.] Preamble. W HEREAS we, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, have in the present Session of Parliament cheerfully granted to Your Majesty the several sums hereinafter mentioned towards the services of the year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-three, in addition to the sums already granted during the last Session of Parliament towards the same services: And whereas we desire to make good out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Queensland the sums granted to Your Majesty as aforesaid: Be it therefore enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :— Appropria­ 1 . In addition to the sums of Nine million pounds tion. already applied from the Consolidated Revenue Fund (exclusive of the moneys standing to the credit of the Loan