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Family Proceedings Act 1980

Maintenance of spouses and de facto partners - Miscellaneous provisions as to maintenance

93A: Copy of order to be sent to Commissioner of Inland Revenue

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"The court sends a copy of the maintenance order to the tax department."

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When a court makes a maintenance order, you need to know that the Registrar sends a copy to the Commissioner of Inland Revenue. This happens within 28 days of the order being made. The copy is certified or sealed, which means it is officially confirmed.

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Part 6Maintenance of spouses and de facto partners
Miscellaneous provisions as to maintenance

93ACopy of order to be sent to Commissioner of Inland Revenue

  1. Where a court makes a maintenance order under this Act, the Registrar shall, within 28 days after the day on which the order is made, send a certified or sealed copy of the order to the Commissioner of Inland Revenue.

Notes
  • Section 93A: inserted, on , by section 16 of the Family Proceedings Amendment Act 1991 (1991 No 144).