Maintenance Act 1973 (ACT)

No. 30 of 1973

AN ORDINANCE

To amend the Maintenance Ordinance 1968.

I THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of	,
Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Seat of	Government

(Administration) Act 1910-1972.

Dated this thirteenth day of July, 1973.

PAUL HASLUCK Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

LIONEL MURPHY

Attorney-General, acting for and on behalf of the Minister of State

for the Capital Territory

MAINTENANCE ORDINANCE 1973

1. (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Maintenance Ordinance

1973.*

(2) The Maintenance Ordinance 1968,f as amended by this Ordinance, may be cited as the Maintenance Ordinance 1968-1973.

t Ordinance N o . 20 , 1968.

2. Section 102 of the Maintenance Ordinance 1968 is amended by omitting sub-sections (1) to (5) (inclusive) and substituting the following sub-sections:—
" (1) Subject to this Ordinance, a person aggrieved by an order of the Court under this Ordinance may appeal to the Supreme Court against the order.
" (2 ) Sections 209, 210, 215 and 218 of the Court of Petty Sessions Ordinance 1930-1972 apply to, and in relation to, an appeal under this section as if the order to which the appeal relates were an order referred to in paragraph (h) of sub-section (1) of section 208 of that Ordinance.".

• Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 19 July 1973.

3. (1) Section 102 of the Maintenance Ordinance 1968 as amended by this Ordinance applies to, and in relation to, an order of the Court of Petty Sessions made on or after the date of commencement of this Ordinance.

(2 ) Section 102 of the Maintenance Ordinance 1968 as in force

immediately before the date of commencement of this Ordinance con­ tinues to apply, notwithstanding the amendment made by this Ordinance, to, and in relation to, an order of the Court of Petty Sessions made before that date.