Minister: Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Minister for Women and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence
Agency: Department of Justice and Attorney-General


Maintenance Act 1965 No. 44

Maintenance Act 1965 No. 44

date of assent 23 November 1965

pt 4 div 3 commenced 1 January 1969 (proc pubd gaz 30 November 1968 p 1193)

remaining provisions commenced 1 November 1967 (proc pubd gaz 14 October 1967 p 577)

Note—This Act contains a provision that was relocated from the Maintenance Act and Another Act Amendment Act 1978 No. 26. A list of legislation for the relocated Act appears below.

Maintenance Act Amendment Act 1974 No. 27

date of assent 24 April 1974

commenced on date of assent

Maintenance Act and Another Act Amendment Act 1978 No. 26 pt 2, ss 4–12

date of assent 02 June 1978

commenced 17 July 1978 (proc pubd gaz 24 June 1978 p 978)

Maintenance Act and Another Act Amendment Act 1978 No. 26 s 13

date of assent 02 June 1978

commenced 17 July 1978 (proc pubd gaz 24 June 1978 p 978)

Amending legislation

Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1995 No. 58 ss 1–2, 4 sch 1

date of assent 28 November 1995

commenced on date of assent

Note— Amending legislation to Maintenance Act 1965—after relocation of Maintenance Act and Another Act Amendment Act 1978 s 13

Status of Children Act 1978 No. 30 s 14(1) sch

date of assent 08 June 1978

commenced 1 January 1979 (see s 1 (2))

Maintenance Act Amendment Act 1981 No. 68

date of assent 14 September 1981

commenced on date of assent

Family Services Act 1987 No. 32 s 69(1) sch (prev Family and Youth Services Act 1987) (this Act is amended, see amending legislation below)

date of assent 30 April 1987

s 69 (1) sch s 32 commenced 9 June 1987 (proc pubd gaz 30 May 1987 p 846)

remaining provisions never proclaimed into force and repealed 1994 No. 87 s 3  sch 3

Amending legislation

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1994 No. 87 s 3 sch 3 (amends 1987 No. 32 above)

date of assent 01 December 1994

commenced on date of assent

Acts Amendment and Construction Act 1988 No. 47 s 3 sch 1

date of assent 12 May 1988

commenced on date of assent

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989 No. 103 s 3 sch

date of assent 25 October 1989

commenced on date of assent

Public Service (Administrative Arrangements) Act (No. 2) 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 6

date of assent 14 November 1990

commenced 7 December 1989 (see s 2 (4) (b))

Note— List of legislation to Maintenance Act and Another Act Amendment Act 1978—before relocation of s 13 to Maintenance Act 1965

Public Service Act 1996 No. 37 ss 1–2, 147 sch 2

date of assent 22 October 1996

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 December 1996 (1996 SL No. 361)

Miscellaneous Acts (Non-bank Financial Institutions) Amendment Act 1997 No. 17 ss 1–2, 74 sch

date of assent 15 May 1997

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 1997 (1997 SL No. 163)

Child Protection Act 1999 No. 10 ss 1, 2(2), 205 sch 3

date of assent 30 March 1999

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 23 March 2000 (2000 SL No. 45)

Justice and Other Legislation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2000 No. 58 ss 1–2 sch

date of assent 17 November 2000

commenced on date of assent

Status of Children Amendment Act 2001 No. 17 pts 1, 3

date of assent 11 May 2001

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 September 2002 (2002 SL No. 222)

Discrimination Law Amendment Act 2002 No. 74 ss 1–2, 90 sch

date of assent 13 December 2002

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

s 90 commenced 31 March 2003 (2003 SL No. 51)

remaining provisions commenced 1 April 2003 (2003 SL No. 51)

Criminal Code and Other Legislation (Misconduct, Breaches of Discipline and Public Sector Ethics) Amendment Act 2009 No. 25 pt 1, s 83 sch

date of assent 11 August 2009

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 2 November 2009 (2009 SL No. 241)

Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No. 42 ss 1, 214 sch

date of assent 14 October 2010

commenced on date of assent

Civil Proceedings Act 2011 No. 45 ss 1–2, 217 sch 1A

date of assent 06 December 2011

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 September 2012 (2012 SL No. 146)

Communities Legislation (Funding Red Tape Reduction) Amendment Act 2014 No. 12 pt 1, s 77 sch 1

date of assent 09 April 2014

ss 1–2 commenced on date of assent

remaining provisions commenced 1 July 2014 (2014 SL No. 95)

Public Sector Act 2022 No. 34

date of assent 12 December 2022

s 365 sch 3 comm 1 March 2023 (see s 2)

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Long title amd 1978 No. 30 s 14 (1) sch

s 3 amd 1978 No. 26 s 5; 1978 No. 30 s 14 (1) sch

om 28 November 1995 RA s 36

s 4 amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch

s 5 amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch

s 6 om 28 November 1995 RA s 39

s 7 def child amd 1978 No. 30 s 14 (1) sch

s 7 def clerk of the court sub 1974 No. 27 s 2(a)(i)

s 7 def Commonwealth om 28 November 1995 RA s 39

s 7 def court amd 1974 No. 27 s 2(a)(ii)

s 7 def Minister sub 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 6

om 28 November 1995 RA s 39

s 7 def Queensland om 28 November 1995 RA s 39

s 7 def Territory of the Commonwealth om 28 November 1995 RA s 39

s 7 def The commencement of this Act om 28 November 1995 RA s 39

s 7 def unmarried father ins 1978 No. 30 s 14 (1) sch

s 7 def unmarried mother ins 1978 No. 30 s 14 (1) sch

s 7 amd 1974 No. 27 s 2(b)

s 8 amd 1978 No. 30 s 14 (1) sch

s 9 amd 1978 No. 30 s 14 (1) sch; 1999 No. 10 s 205 sch 3

pt 2 div 1 sdiv 4 hdg amd 1978 No. 30 s 14 (1) sch

s 14 amd 1978 No. 30 s 14 (1) sch

s 15 amd 1978 No. 30 s 14 (1) sch

s 15A ins 1974 No. 27 s 3

s 17 amd 1978 No. 30 s 14 (1) sch

s 18 amd 1978 No. 30 s 14 (1) sch

s 19 amd 1978 No. 30 s 14 (1) sch

s 23 amd 1974 No. 27 s 4

pt 2 div 3 sdiv 2 hdg om 2001 No. 17 s 21

s 30 amd 1978 No. 30 s 14 (1) sch

om 2001 No. 17 s 21

s 31 amd 1974 No. 27 s 5; 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch

s 33 amd 1978 No. 30 s 14 (1) sch

s 35 amd 1978 No. 30 s 14 (1) sch

s 37 amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch

pt 3 div 1 hdg amd 1978 No. 26 s 6

s 42 om 1978 No. 26 s 7

s 43 om 1978 No. 26 s 7

s 44 om 1978 No. 26 s 7

s 45 amd 1981 No. 68 s 3; 2011 No. 45 s 217 sch 1A

s 46 om 1978 No. 26 s 8

s 47 amd 1981 No. 68 s 3; 1997 No. 17 s 74 sch

s 59 amd 1981 No. 68 s 3

s 60 amd 1981 No. 68 s 3

s 67 def Department ins 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 6

om 28 November 1995 RA s 39

s 67 def Director-General ins 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 6

om 28 November 1995 RA s 39

s 67 def interstate order amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch

s 67 def reciprocating country amd 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 6

s 67 def Under Secretary om 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 6

s 68 amd 1996 No. 37 s 147 sch 2; 2009 No. 25 s 83 sch; 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3

s 69 amd 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 6

s 81 amd 1978 No. 26 s 9

s 82 amd 1978 No. 30 s 14 (1) sch; 1989 No. 103 s 3 sch; 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 6

s 83 amd 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 6

s 84 amd 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 6

s 85 amd 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 6

s 86 amd 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 6

s 89 amd 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 6

s 91 amd 1978 No. 26 s 10

s 93 amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch

s 98 amd 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 6; 2000 No. 58 s 2 sch

s 103 amd 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 6; 1997 No. 17 s 74 sch

s 106 amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch

s 107 amd 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 6; 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch

s 112 amd 2002 No. 74 s 90 sch

s 115 amd 1978 No. 30 s 14 (1) sch; 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch

s 126 amd 1981 No. 68 s 2

s 128 amd 1978 No. 30 s 14 (1) sch; 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 6; 2014 No. 12 s 77 sch 1

s 133 amd 1987 No. 32 s 69 (1) sch; 1988 No. 47 s 3 sch 1; 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch; 2014 No. 12 s 77 sch 1

s 135 amd 1981 No. 68 s 3

s 136 amd 1978 No. 26 s 11

s 138 prev s 138 (prev 1978 No. 26 s 13) om 1978 No. 26 s 12

pres s 138 reloc 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1

amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch

s 140 amd 2010 No. 42 s 214 sch

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