{"id":"qld:sl-1967-mr","name":"Maintenance Regulations 1967","slug":"maintenance-regulations-1967","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"qld","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"mr of 1967","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":175905,"registerId":"qld-qld:sl-1967-mr-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"pt.I","sectionType":"part","heading":"Preliminary","content":"# Preliminary","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"sec.1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### sec.1 Short title\n\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Maintenance Regulations 1967 .","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"sec.2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### sec.2 Commencement\n\nSubject to subregulation (2) of this Regulation, these Regulations shall come into operation on the date of commencement of the Act .\nWhere the Governor in Council, pursuant to subsection (2) of section 2 of the Act , by Proclamation fixes a date or dates for the commencement of Division 2 of Part III of the Act , or for the commencement of the several provisions of Part IV of the Act , later than the date fixed by the Proclamation under subsection (1) of section 2 of the Act for the commencement of the Act , then, in subregulation (1) of this Regulation, the term “date of commencement of the Act ” means, in relation to any Regulations made for the purposes of Division 2 of Part III of the Act , or of any of the several provisions of Part IV of the Act , the date of the commencement of that Division or of that provision, so fixed.\n(sec.2-ssec.1) Subject to subregulation (2) of this Regulation, these Regulations shall come into operation on the date of commencement of the Act .\n(sec.2-ssec.2) Where the Governor in Council, pursuant to subsection (2) of section 2 of the Act , by Proclamation fixes a date or dates for the commencement of Division 2 of Part III of the Act , or for the commencement of the several provisions of Part IV of the Act , later than the date fixed by the Proclamation under subsection (1) of section 2 of the Act for the commencement of the Act , then, in subregulation (1) of this Regulation, the term “date of commencement of the Act ” means, in relation to any Regulations made for the purposes of Division 2 of Part III of the Act , or of any of the several provisions of Part IV of the Act , the date of the commencement of that Division or of that provision, so fixed.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"sec.3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Parts","content":"### sec.3 Parts\n\nThese Regulations are divided into Parts and a Schedule as follows:—\nPART I—PRELIMINARY (Regulations 1–6);\nPART II—LOCAL MAINTENANCE (Regulations 7–32);\nPART III—INTERSTATE MAINTENANCE (Regulations 33–50);\nPART IV—OVERSEAS MAINTENANCE (Regulations 51–75);\nPART V—GENERAL (Regulations 76–78);\nTHE SCHEDULE.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"sec.4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Repeals and Savings","content":"### sec.4 Repeals and Savings\n\nAll Rules of Court made under “ The Maintenance Acts , 1949 to 1954,” are hereby repealed.\nAll Regulations made under “ The Interstate Destitute Persons Relief Acts , 1914 to 1944,” are hereby repealed as from the date Part III of these Regulations comes into operation.\nAll Regulations and Rules of Court made under “ The Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Acts , 1921 to 1959,” are, except as hereinafter provided, hereby repealed as from the date Part IV of these Regulations comes into operation:\nProvided that any such Regulations or Rules in force immediately prior to the date Part IV of these Regulations comes into operation shall continue and be of full force and effect for the purposes of subsections (4) and (5) of section five of the Act in relation to orders that were, prior to the commencement of Division 3 of Part IV of the Act , registered in the Supreme Court of Queensland under “ The Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Acts , 1921 to 1959,” and were, immediately prior to the commencement of that Division, enforceable in that court or in a Magistrates Court of Queensland.\n(sec.4-ssec.1) All Rules of Court made under “ The Maintenance Acts , 1949 to 1954,” are hereby repealed.\n(sec.4-ssec.2) All Regulations made under “ The Interstate Destitute Persons Relief Acts , 1914 to 1944,” are hereby repealed as from the date Part III of these Regulations comes into operation.\n(sec.4-ssec.3) All Regulations and Rules of Court made under “ The Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Acts , 1921 to 1959,” are, except as hereinafter provided, hereby repealed as from the date Part IV of these Regulations comes into operation: Provided that any such Regulations or Rules in force immediately prior to the date Part IV of these Regulations comes into operation shall continue and be of full force and effect for the purposes of subsections (4) and (5) of section five of the Act in relation to orders that were, prior to the commencement of Division 3 of Part IV of the Act , registered in the Supreme Court of Queensland under “ The Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Acts , 1921 to 1959,” and were, immediately prior to the commencement of that Division, enforceable in that court or in a Magistrates Court of Queensland.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"sec.5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### sec.5 Interpretation\n\nWithout limiting the operation of “ The Acts Interpretation Acts , 1954 to 1962,” in these Regulations, unless the context otherwise indicates or requires, the following terms have the meanings set against them respectively, that is to say:—\n“ Schedule ”—The Schedule to these Regulations;\n“ The Act ”—“ The Maintenance Act of 1965 .”\n- “ Schedule ”—The Schedule to these Regulations;\n- “ The Act ”—“ The Maintenance Act of 1965 .”","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"sec.6","sectionType":"section","heading":"Forms","content":"### sec.6 Forms\n\nThe Forms set out in the Schedule to these Regulations shall be used for the purposes for which they are respectively designed.\nStrict compliance with a Form in the Schedule is not necessary and substantial compliance is sufficient.\nA Form shall be completed in accordance with any directions contained in that Form, and with such additions thereto and deletions therefrom as may be appropriate for the purpose for which the Form is used.\n(sec.6-ssec.1) The Forms set out in the Schedule to these Regulations shall be used for the purposes for which they are respectively designed.\n(sec.6-ssec.2) Strict compliance with a Form in the Schedule is not necessary and substantial compliance is sufficient.\n(sec.6-ssec.3) A Form shall be completed in accordance with any directions contained in that Form, and with such additions thereto and deletions therefrom as may be appropriate for the purpose for which the Form is used.","sortOrder":6},{"sectionNumber":"pt.II","sectionType":"part","heading":"Local Maintenance","content":"# Local Maintenance","sortOrder":7},{"sectionNumber":"sec.7","sectionType":"section","heading":"Complaints","content":"### sec.7 Complaints\n\nA complaint shall be sufficiently made for the purposes of the Act if the cause of complaint is stated in or to the effect of one of the forms in Form No. 1 of the Schedule, as appropriate.","sortOrder":8},{"sectionNumber":"sec.8","sectionType":"section","heading":"Orders","content":"### sec.8 Orders\n\nIn any order in Form No. 3, Form No. 6, Form No. 7, Form No. 8, Form No. 10, Form No. 11, or Form No. 12 of the Schedule the Preamble to the order shall include the matter set out in Form No. 2 of the Schedule, as appropriate.","sortOrder":9},{"sectionNumber":"sec.9","sectionType":"section","heading":"Nominal Orders","content":"### sec.9 Nominal Orders\n\nAn order for the payment of a merely nominal amount of maintenance shall be in Form No. 3 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":10},{"sectionNumber":"sec.10","sectionType":"section","heading":"Preliminary Orders","content":"### sec.10 Preliminary Orders\n\nAn order made ex parte for the preliminary maintenance of a child shall be in Form No. 4 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":11},{"sectionNumber":"sec.11","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interim Orders","content":"### sec.11 Interim Orders\n\nAn interim order for the payment of maintenance pending the hearing and determination of a complaint shall be in Form No. 5 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":12},{"sectionNumber":"sec.12","sectionType":"section","heading":"Maintenance Orders","content":"### sec.12 Maintenance Orders\n\nAn order for the maintenance of a person shall be in Form No. 6 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":13},{"sectionNumber":"sec.13","sectionType":"section","heading":"Maintenance Orders—Children","content":"### sec.13 Maintenance Orders—Children\n\nAn order for the maintenance of a child whose parents were not married to each other at the time of its conception and have not since married each other shall be in Form No. 7 of the Schedule.\ns 13 amd reg pubd gaz 16 December 1978 p 1858","sortOrder":14},{"sectionNumber":"sec.14","sectionType":"section","heading":"Orders for payment of preliminary expenses","content":"### sec.14 Orders for payment of preliminary expenses\n\nAn order for the payment of preliminary expenses of a mother of a child to whose father she was not married at the time of its conception and whom she did not subsequently marry shall be in Form No. 8 or Form No. 9 of the Schedule, whichever is appropriate.\ns 14 amd reg pubd gaz 16 December 1978 p 1858","sortOrder":15},{"sectionNumber":"sec.15","sectionType":"section","heading":"Orders for payment of funeral expenses of children","content":"### sec.15 Orders for payment of funeral expenses of children\n\nAn order for the payment of funeral expenses of a child shall be in Form No. 10 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":16},{"sectionNumber":"sec.16","sectionType":"section","heading":"Orders for payment of funeral expenses of unmarried mothers","content":"### sec.16 Orders for payment of funeral expenses of unmarried mothers\n\nAn order for the payment of funeral expenses of the mother of a child to whose father she was not married at the time of its conception and whom she did not subsequently marry shall be in Form No. 11 of the Schedule.\ns 16 amd reg pubd gaz 16 December 1978 p 1858","sortOrder":17},{"sectionNumber":"sec.17","sectionType":"section","heading":"Orders for payment of medical and the like expenses","content":"### sec.17 Orders for payment of medical and the like expenses\n\nAn order for the payment of medical or the like expenses shall be in Form No. 12 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":18},{"sectionNumber":"sec.18","sectionType":"section","heading":"Applications generally","content":"### sec.18 Applications generally\n\nWherever, under the Act , an application may be made to the court for any purpose, and no specific Form for such application is prescribed by these Regulations, notice of the application may be given in Form No. 13 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":19},{"sectionNumber":"sec.19","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application for discharge, suspension, or variation of orders","content":"### sec.19 Application for discharge, suspension, or variation of orders\n\nNotice of an application for the discharge, suspension, or variation of an order shall be in Form No. 14 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":20},{"sectionNumber":"sec.20","sectionType":"section","heading":"Applications for revival of suspended orders","content":"### sec.20 Applications for revival of suspended orders\n\nNotice of an application for the revival of a suspended order shall be in Form No. 15 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":21},{"sectionNumber":"sec.21","sectionType":"section","heading":"Applications for annulment of affiliation orders","content":"### sec.21 Applications for annulment of affiliation orders\n\nAn order to show cause why an affiliation order should not be annulled shall be in Form No. 16 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":22},{"sectionNumber":"sec.22","sectionType":"section","heading":"Applications for discharge of orders apparently abandoned","content":"### sec.22 Applications for discharge of orders apparently abandoned\n\nAn order to show cause why an order that appears to have been abandoned should not be discharged shall be in Form No. 17 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":23},{"sectionNumber":"sec.23","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### Section sec.23\n\ns 23 om reg pubd gaz 24 June 1978 p 998","sortOrder":24},{"sectionNumber":"sec.24","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### Section sec.24\n\ns 24 om reg pubd gaz 24 June 1978 p 998","sortOrder":25},{"sectionNumber":"sec.25","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### Section sec.25\n\ns 25 om reg pubd gaz 24 June 1978 p 998","sortOrder":26},{"sectionNumber":"sec.26","sectionType":"section","heading":"Certificates of arrears","content":"### sec.26 Certificates of arrears\n\nA certificate of arrears granted under section forty-five of the Act shall be in Form No. 21 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":27},{"sectionNumber":"sec.27","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### Section sec.27\n\ns 27 om reg pubd gaz 24 June 1978 p 998","sortOrder":28},{"sectionNumber":"sec.28","sectionType":"section","heading":"Order for sale of goods","content":"### sec.28 Order for sale of goods\n\nAn order for the seizure and sale of goods, chattels or securities, or for the demand and receipt of annuities, rents and other moneys, shall be in Form No. 23 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":29},{"sectionNumber":"sec.29","sectionType":"section","heading":"Attachment of earnings order","content":"### sec.29 Attachment of earnings order\n\nAn attachment of earnings order shall be in Form No. 24 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":30},{"sectionNumber":"sec.30","sectionType":"section","heading":"Cessation, &c., of attachment of earnings order","content":"### sec.30 Cessation, &c., of attachment of earnings order\n\nA notice that an attachment of earnings order has been suspended or varied or has ceased to have effect shall be in Form No. 25 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":31},{"sectionNumber":"sec.31","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notice by employer that defendant is not his employee","content":"### sec.31 Notice by employer that defendant is not his employee\n\nA notice by a person to whom an attachment of earnings order is directed that the defendant is not, or is no longer, his employee shall be in Form No. 26 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":32},{"sectionNumber":"sec.32","sectionType":"section","heading":"Order to attend for examination or to furnish particulars","content":"### sec.32 Order to attend for examination or to furnish particulars\n\nAn order to a defendant to attend before a court to be examined concerning his means and ability to comply with an order or to state to the court or to furnish to the court any other particulars, and an order to a person who appears to be indebted to a defendant or to be his employer to furnish to the court any particulars shall be in Form No. 27 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":33},{"sectionNumber":"pt.III","sectionType":"part","heading":"Interstate Maintenance","content":"# Interstate Maintenance","sortOrder":34},{"sectionNumber":"sec.33","sectionType":"section","heading":"Duties of the Collector, &c.","content":"### sec.33 Duties of the Collector, &c.\n\nThe duties of the Collector shall be—\nTo keep a ledger or ledgers (which may be in the form of any convenient system, including a card index system) showing—\nAll inter-State orders received by him for registration in Queensland, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\nAll orders sent by him to a Collector in another Australian State, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\nTo pay to the persons entitled thereto all moneys received by him for or on behalf of those persons from another Australian State, or, as appropriate, remit such moneys to Assistant Collectors for payment to such persons;\nTo remit moneys received by him for transmission to another Australian State to the Collector for that State; and\nTo direct and supervise the operations of the Deputy Collector and Assistant Collectors.\nThe duties of the Deputy Collector and of Assistant Collectors shall be to carry out the directions of and be responsible to the Collector.\n(sec.33-ssec.1) The duties of the Collector shall be— To keep a ledger or ledgers (which may be in the form of any convenient system, including a card index system) showing— All inter-State orders received by him for registration in Queensland, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed; All orders sent by him to a Collector in another Australian State, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed; To pay to the persons entitled thereto all moneys received by him for or on behalf of those persons from another Australian State, or, as appropriate, remit such moneys to Assistant Collectors for payment to such persons; To remit moneys received by him for transmission to another Australian State to the Collector for that State; and To direct and supervise the operations of the Deputy Collector and Assistant Collectors.\n(sec.33-ssec.2) The duties of the Deputy Collector and of Assistant Collectors shall be to carry out the directions of and be responsible to the Collector.\n- (a) To keep a ledger or ledgers (which may be in the form of any convenient system, including a card index system) showing— (i) All inter-State orders received by him for registration in Queensland, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed; (ii) All orders sent by him to a Collector in another Australian State, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\n- (i) All inter-State orders received by him for registration in Queensland, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\n- (ii) All orders sent by him to a Collector in another Australian State, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\n- (b) To pay to the persons entitled thereto all moneys received by him for or on behalf of those persons from another Australian State, or, as appropriate, remit such moneys to Assistant Collectors for payment to such persons;\n- (c) To remit moneys received by him for transmission to another Australian State to the Collector for that State; and\n- (d) To direct and supervise the operations of the Deputy Collector and Assistant Collectors.\n- (i) All inter-State orders received by him for registration in Queensland, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\n- (ii) All orders sent by him to a Collector in another Australian State, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;","sortOrder":35},{"sectionNumber":"sec.34","sectionType":"section","heading":"Duties of Assistant Collectors","content":"### sec.34 Duties of Assistant Collectors\n\nThe duties of every Assistant Collector shall be—\nTo keep a cash book showing all moneys received by him—\nFor transmission to another Australian State;\nFrom another Australian State for payment to persons resident in his district,\nand of the disposition thereof;\nTo remit to the Collector moneys received by him for transmission to another Australian State;\nTo pay to the persons entitled thereto all moneys received by him for or on behalf of those persons from another Australian State;\nTo keep a ledger or ledgers (which may be in the form of any convenient system, including a card index system) showing—\nAll interstate orders received by him for registration in the Magistrates Court, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\nAll orders sent by him to the Collector for transmission to another Australian State, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\nThe amount due by any person paying or liable to pay moneys to the clerk of the court for the place to which he is appointed;\nThe amounts paid by such persons from time to time; and\nThe amount (if any) due to any person to whom money is being paid or should be paid; and\nTo carry out the directions of and be responsible to the Collector.\n- (a) To keep a cash book showing all moneys received by him— (i) For transmission to another Australian State; (ii) From another Australian State for payment to persons resident in his district, and of the disposition thereof;\n- (i) For transmission to another Australian State;\n- (ii) From another Australian State for payment to persons resident in his district,\n- (b) To remit to the Collector moneys received by him for transmission to another Australian State;\n- (c) To pay to the persons entitled thereto all moneys received by him for or on behalf of those persons from another Australian State;\n- (d) To keep a ledger or ledgers (which may be in the form of any convenient system, including a card index system) showing— (i) All interstate orders received by him for registration in the Magistrates Court, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed; (ii) All orders sent by him to the Collector for transmission to another Australian State, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed; (iii) The amount due by any person paying or liable to pay moneys to the clerk of the court for the place to which he is appointed; (iv) The amounts paid by such persons from time to time; and (v) The amount (if any) due to any person to whom money is being paid or should be paid; and\n- (i) All interstate orders received by him for registration in the Magistrates Court, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\n- (ii) All orders sent by him to the Collector for transmission to another Australian State, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\n- (iii) The amount due by any person paying or liable to pay moneys to the clerk of the court for the place to which he is appointed;\n- (iv) The amounts paid by such persons from time to time; and\n- (v) The amount (if any) due to any person to whom money is being paid or should be paid; and\n- (e) To carry out the directions of and be responsible to the Collector.\n- (i) For transmission to another Australian State;\n- (ii) From another Australian State for payment to persons resident in his district,\n- (i) All interstate orders received by him for registration in the Magistrates Court, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\n- (ii) All orders sent by him to the Collector for transmission to another Australian State, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\n- (iii) The amount due by any person paying or liable to pay moneys to the clerk of the court for the place to which he is appointed;\n- (iv) The amounts paid by such persons from time to time; and\n- (v) The amount (if any) due to any person to whom money is being paid or should be paid; and","sortOrder":36},{"sectionNumber":"sec.35","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application to Collector to have order made enforceable in another Australian State","content":"### sec.35 Application to Collector to have order made enforceable in another Australian State\n\nAn application to the Collector by or on behalf of a complainant that a Queensland order be made enforceable in another Australian State shall be in Form No. 28 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":37},{"sectionNumber":"sec.36","sectionType":"section","heading":"Request that order be made enforceable in another State","content":"### sec.36 Request that order be made enforceable in another State\n\nA request by the Collector that a Queensland order be made enforceable in another Australian State shall be in Form No. 29 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":38},{"sectionNumber":"sec.37","sectionType":"section","heading":"Request that order be made not enforceable in another State","content":"### sec.37 Request that order be made not enforceable in another State\n\nA request by the Collector that a Queensland order be made no longer enforceable in another Australian State shall be in Form No. 30 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":39},{"sectionNumber":"sec.38","sectionType":"section","heading":"Collector’s Certificate","content":"### sec.38 Collector’s Certificate\n\nA Collector’s Certificate in respect of a Queensland order shall be in Form No. 31 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":40},{"sectionNumber":"sec.39","sectionType":"section","heading":"Request for registration of interstate order","content":"### sec.39 Request for registration of interstate order\n\nA request by the Collector to a clerk of the court that an interstate order be registered in a Magistrates Court in Queensland shall be in Form No. 32 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":41},{"sectionNumber":"sec.40","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notification of registration of an interstate order","content":"### sec.40 Notification of registration of an interstate order\n\nA notification by the Collector to a Collector in another Australian State that an interstate order has been registered in a Magistrates Court in Queensland shall be in Form No. 33 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":42},{"sectionNumber":"sec.41","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notice to defendant of registration of interstate order","content":"### sec.41 Notice to defendant of registration of interstate order\n\nA notice by the clerk of the court to the defendant of the registration of an intestate order shall be in form No. 34 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":43},{"sectionNumber":"sec.42","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application for variation, &c., of an interstate order or of a Queensland order enforceable interstate","content":"### sec.42 Application for variation, &c., of an interstate order or of a Queensland order enforceable interstate\n\nAn application for the discharge, suspension, variation, or revival of an interstate order or of a Queensland order that is enforceable in another Australian State shall be in Form No. 35 or Form No. 36 of the Schedule, whichever is appropriate.","sortOrder":44},{"sectionNumber":"sec.43","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notice of further hearing","content":"### sec.43 Notice of further hearing\n\nWhere a Provisional order has been made in Queensland to discharge, suspend, vary, or revive an interstate order, or a Queensland order enforceable in another Australian State, and a court in another Australian State remits the Provisional order for the taking of further evidence, notice shall be given to the applicant for the Provisional order and to the Collector in Form No. 37 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":45},{"sectionNumber":"sec.44","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notice of application for confirmation of a Provisional order made in another Australian State","content":"### sec.44 Notice of application for confirmation of a Provisional order made in another Australian State\n\nA notice by the Collector that he intends to make application to a Magistrates Court to confirm a Provisional order made in another Australian State discharging, suspending, varying, or reviving an interstate order or a Queensland order enforceable in that other Australian State shall be in Form No. 38 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":46},{"sectionNumber":"sec.45","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notice of further hearing","content":"### sec.45 Notice of further hearing\n\nWhere depositions taken by a court in another Australian State in connection with a Provisional order remitted to that Court for the taking of further evidence have been sent to a Magistrates Court in Queensland, the clerk of the court shall send notice, in Form No. 39 of the Schedule, to the Collector and to the respondent, of the time and place when the matter will be further considered by the Court.","sortOrder":47},{"sectionNumber":"sec.46","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notice remitting Provisional order","content":"### sec.46 Notice remitting Provisional order\n\nWhere a Magistrates Court before which a Provisional order made in another Australian State comes for confirmation orders that the case be remitted for the taking of further evidence, the clerk of the court shall remit the case and send a notice in Form No. 40 of the Schedule setting out the matters in respect of which further evidence is necessary.","sortOrder":48},{"sectionNumber":"sec.47","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notice of confirmation or discharge of a Provisional order","content":"### sec.47 Notice of confirmation or discharge of a Provisional order\n\nWhere a Provisional order made in another Australian State has been confirmed (with or without modification), or has been discharged, by a Magistrates Court in Queensland, the clerk of the court shall send notice thereof, in Form No. 41 of the Schedule, to the court that made the Provisional order; and, where the Provisional order has been discharged, shall also send to the lastmentioned court a copy of the evidence taken in the proceedings in which the Provisional order was discharged.","sortOrder":49},{"sectionNumber":"sec.48","sectionType":"section","heading":"Request for enforcement of interstate order","content":"### sec.48 Request for enforcement of interstate order\n\nA request by the Collector to a clerk of the court to enforce an interstate order enforceable in that court shall be in Form No. 42 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":50},{"sectionNumber":"sec.49","sectionType":"section","heading":"Transfer of interstate orders","content":"### sec.49 Transfer of interstate orders\n\nWhere an interstate order is enforceable in a Magistrates Court in Queensland and the order is transferred to another Magistrates Court in Queensland, a notice by the clerk of the court to the defendant of the transfer of the order shall be in Form No. 51 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":51},{"sectionNumber":"sec.50","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notice of changes affecting interstate orders, &c.","content":"### sec.50 Notice of changes affecting interstate orders, &c.\n\nWhere the operation of a Queensland order enforceable in another Australian State, or of an interstate order enforceable in Queensland, is affected by an order (other than a Provisional order) event, or other matter made, occurring, or arising in Queensland, the notice by the Collector to the Collector in the other Australian State shall be in Form No. 52 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":52},{"sectionNumber":"pt.IV","sectionType":"part","heading":"Overseas Maintenance","content":"# Overseas Maintenance","sortOrder":53},{"sectionNumber":"sec.51","sectionType":"section","heading":"Duties of the Collector, &c.","content":"### sec.51 Duties of the Collector, &c.\n\nThe duties of the Collector shall be—\nTo keep a ledger or ledgers (which may be in the form of any convenient system, including a card index system) showing—\nAll overseas orders received by him for registration or confirmation in Queensland, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\nAll orders sent by him to the Under Secretary for transmission to a reciprocating country, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\nTo pay to the persons entitled thereto all moneys received by him from a reciprocating country for and on behalf of persons resident in Queensland, or, as appropriate, remit such moneys to Assistant Collectors for payment to such persons;\nTo remit to the appropriate authority in a reciprocating country all moneys received by him for payment to persons resident in that country; and\nTo direct and supervise the operations of the Deputy Collector and Assistant Collectors.\nThe duties of the Deputy Collector shall be to carry out the directions of and be responsible to the Collector.\n(sec.51-ssec.1) The duties of the Collector shall be— To keep a ledger or ledgers (which may be in the form of any convenient system, including a card index system) showing— All overseas orders received by him for registration or confirmation in Queensland, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed; All orders sent by him to the Under Secretary for transmission to a reciprocating country, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed; To pay to the persons entitled thereto all moneys received by him from a reciprocating country for and on behalf of persons resident in Queensland, or, as appropriate, remit such moneys to Assistant Collectors for payment to such persons; To remit to the appropriate authority in a reciprocating country all moneys received by him for payment to persons resident in that country; and To direct and supervise the operations of the Deputy Collector and Assistant Collectors.\n(sec.51-ssec.2) The duties of the Deputy Collector shall be to carry out the directions of and be responsible to the Collector.\n- (a) To keep a ledger or ledgers (which may be in the form of any convenient system, including a card index system) showing— (i) All overseas orders received by him for registration or confirmation in Queensland, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed; (ii) All orders sent by him to the Under Secretary for transmission to a reciprocating country, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\n- (i) All overseas orders received by him for registration or confirmation in Queensland, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\n- (ii) All orders sent by him to the Under Secretary for transmission to a reciprocating country, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\n- (b) To pay to the persons entitled thereto all moneys received by him from a reciprocating country for and on behalf of persons resident in Queensland, or, as appropriate, remit such moneys to Assistant Collectors for payment to such persons;\n- (c) To remit to the appropriate authority in a reciprocating country all moneys received by him for payment to persons resident in that country; and\n- (d) To direct and supervise the operations of the Deputy Collector and Assistant Collectors.\n- (i) All overseas orders received by him for registration or confirmation in Queensland, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\n- (ii) All orders sent by him to the Under Secretary for transmission to a reciprocating country, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;","sortOrder":54},{"sectionNumber":"sec.52","sectionType":"section","heading":"Duties of Assistant Collectors","content":"### sec.52 Duties of Assistant Collectors\n\nThe duties of every Assistant Collector shall be—\nTo keep a cash book showing all moneys received by him—\nFor transmission to a reciprocating country;\nFrom a reciprocating country for payment to persons resident in his district;\nand of the disposition thereof;\nTo remit to the Collector moneys received by him for transmission to a reciprocating country;\nTo pay to the persons entitled thereto all moneys received by him for or on behalf of those persons from a reciprocating country;\nTo keep a ledger or ledgers (which may be in the form of any convenient system, including a card index system) showing—\nAll overseas orders received by him for registration or confirmation in the Magistrates Court for the place to which he is appointed, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\nAll orders sent by him to the Collector for transmission to a reciprocating country, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\nThe amounts due by any person paying or liable to pay moneys to the clerk of the court for the place to which he is appointed;\nThe amounts paid by such persons from time to time; and\nThe amount (if any) due to any person to whom money is being paid; and\nTo carry out the directions of and be responsible to the Collector.\n- (a) To keep a cash book showing all moneys received by him— (i) For transmission to a reciprocating country; (ii) From a reciprocating country for payment to persons resident in his district; and of the disposition thereof;\n- (i) For transmission to a reciprocating country;\n- (ii) From a reciprocating country for payment to persons resident in his district;\n- (b) To remit to the Collector moneys received by him for transmission to a reciprocating country;\n- (c) To pay to the persons entitled thereto all moneys received by him for or on behalf of those persons from a reciprocating country;\n- (d) To keep a ledger or ledgers (which may be in the form of any convenient system, including a card index system) showing— (i) All overseas orders received by him for registration or confirmation in the Magistrates Court for the place to which he is appointed, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed; (ii) All orders sent by him to the Collector for transmission to a reciprocating country, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed; (iii) The amounts due by any person paying or liable to pay moneys to the clerk of the court for the place to which he is appointed; (iv) The amounts paid by such persons from time to time; and (v) The amount (if any) due to any person to whom money is being paid; and\n- (i) All overseas orders received by him for registration or confirmation in the Magistrates Court for the place to which he is appointed, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\n- (ii) All orders sent by him to the Collector for transmission to a reciprocating country, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\n- (iii) The amounts due by any person paying or liable to pay moneys to the clerk of the court for the place to which he is appointed;\n- (iv) The amounts paid by such persons from time to time; and\n- (v) The amount (if any) due to any person to whom money is being paid; and\n- (e) To carry out the directions of and be responsible to the Collector.\n- (i) For transmission to a reciprocating country;\n- (ii) From a reciprocating country for payment to persons resident in his district;\n- (i) All overseas orders received by him for registration or confirmation in the Magistrates Court for the place to which he is appointed, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\n- (ii) All orders sent by him to the Collector for transmission to a reciprocating country, and a record of all matters and happenings relating to those orders of which he is informed;\n- (iii) The amounts due by any person paying or liable to pay moneys to the clerk of the court for the place to which he is appointed;\n- (iv) The amounts paid by such persons from time to time; and\n- (v) The amount (if any) due to any person to whom money is being paid; and","sortOrder":55},{"sectionNumber":"sec.53","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application to Collector to take steps to have a Queensland order made enforceable in a reciprocating country","content":"### sec.53 Application to Collector to take steps to have a Queensland order made enforceable in a reciprocating country\n\nAn application to the Collector by or on behalf of a complainant that a Queensland order be made enforceable in a reciprocating country shall be in Form No. 28 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":56},{"sectionNumber":"sec.54","sectionType":"section","heading":"Collector’s Certificate","content":"### sec.54 Collector’s Certificate\n\nA Collector’s Certificate in respect of a Queensland order or of an overseas order enforceable in Queensland shall be in Form No. 31 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":57},{"sectionNumber":"sec.55","sectionType":"section","heading":"Request to Under Secretary to have Queensland order made enforceable in a reciprocating country","content":"### sec.55 Request to Under Secretary to have Queensland order made enforceable in a reciprocating country\n\nA request by the Collector that the Under Secretary seek to have a Queensland order made enforceable in a reciprocating country shall be in Form No. 43 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":58},{"sectionNumber":"sec.56","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application for Provisional order","content":"### sec.56 Application for Provisional order\n\nAn application to a Magistrates Court for a maintenance order against a person who is resident in or is proceeding to a reciprocating country shall be in Form No. 44 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":59},{"sectionNumber":"sec.57","sectionType":"section","heading":"Provisional maintenance order","content":"### sec.57 Provisional maintenance order\n\nA provisional maintenance order made against a person resident in or proceeding to a reciprocating country shall be in Form No. 45 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":60},{"sectionNumber":"sec.58","sectionType":"section","heading":"Statement of grounds on which the making of a maintenance order could have been opposed","content":"### sec.58 Statement of grounds on which the making of a maintenance order could have been opposed\n\nThe statement of the grounds on which the making of a maintenance order against a person resident in or proceeding to a reciprocating country could have been opposed if the defendant had appeared at the hearing shall, so far as applicable, include the matters set out in Form No. 46 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":61},{"sectionNumber":"sec.59","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notice of further hearing","content":"### sec.59 Notice of further hearing\n\nWhere a Provisional order of maintenance has been made in Queensland against a person resident in or proceeding to a reciprocating country, or a Provisional order of discharge, suspension, variation, or revival, of an overseas order enforceable in Queensland, or of a Queensland order enforceable in a reciprocating country, has been made in Queensland, and a court in another Australian State or in a reciprocating country remits the Provisional order for the taking of further evidence in Queensland, notice shall be given in Form No. 37 of the Schedule to the Collector and to the applicant for the Provisional order.","sortOrder":62},{"sectionNumber":"sec.60","sectionType":"section","heading":"Request that order be made not enforceable in a reciprocating country","content":"### sec.60 Request that order be made not enforceable in a reciprocating country\n\nWhere a Queensland order is enforceable in a reciprocating country, a request by the Collector to the Under Secretary that the order be made no longer enforceable in that reciprocating country shall be in Form No. 47 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":63},{"sectionNumber":"sec.61","sectionType":"section","heading":"Request for registration of overseas order","content":"### sec.61 Request for registration of overseas order\n\nA request by the Collector to a clerk of the court that an overseas order be registered in the Magistrates Court shall be in Form No. 32 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":64},{"sectionNumber":"sec.62","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notification of registration of an overseas order","content":"### sec.62 Notification of registration of an overseas order\n\nA notification by the Collector to a Collector in another Australian State or to an officer of a court or other authority in a reciprocating country that an overseas order has been registered in a Magistrates Court in Queensland shall be in Form No. 33 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":65},{"sectionNumber":"sec.63","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notice to defendant of registration of an overseas order","content":"### sec.63 Notice to defendant of registration of an overseas order\n\nWhere an overseas order is registered in a Magistrates Court in Queensland, the clerk of the court shall notify the defendant in accordance with Form No. 34 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":66},{"sectionNumber":"sec.64","sectionType":"section","heading":"Summons to show cause why a Provisional overseas order should not be confirmed","content":"### sec.64 Summons to show cause why a Provisional overseas order should not be confirmed\n\nA summons to show cause why a Provisional order for maintenance made by a court in a reciprocating country against a defendant resident in Queensland should not be confirmed shall be in Form No. 48 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":67},{"sectionNumber":"sec.65","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notice of further hearing","content":"### sec.65 Notice of further hearing\n\nWhere, at the request of a Magistrates Court in Queensland, a court in a reciprocating country has taken and remitted to the Magistrates Court further evidence taken on a Provisional order for maintenance (or discharge, suspension, variation, or revival of a maintenance order) made by the court in the reciprocating country, the clerk of the court shall, in Form No. 39 of the Schedule, notify the Collector and the defendant of the further hearing of the matter.","sortOrder":68},{"sectionNumber":"sec.66","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notice remitting Provisional order","content":"### sec.66 Notice remitting Provisional order\n\nWhere a Magistrates Court adjourns proceedings upon a Provisional order for maintenance (or discharge, suspension, variation or revival of a maintenance order) made in a reciprocating country, and remits the order to the court that made it with a request that that court take further evidence and further consider its Provisional order, the notice by the clerk of the court to the court that made the Provisional order shall be in Form No. 40 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":69},{"sectionNumber":"sec.67","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notice of confirmation or discharge of a Provisional order made in a reciprocating country","content":"### sec.67 Notice of confirmation or discharge of a Provisional order made in a reciprocating country\n\nWhere a Provisional order made in a reciprocating country has been confirmed (with or without modification), or has been discharged, by a Magistrates Court in Queensland, the clerk of the court shall send notice thereof, in Form No. 41 of the Schedule, to the court that made the Provisional order; and, where the Provisional order has been discharged, shall also send to the lastmentioned court a copy of the evidence taken in the proceedings in which the Provisional order was discharged.","sortOrder":70},{"sectionNumber":"sec.68","sectionType":"section","heading":"Request that an overseas order be made enforceable in another Australian State","content":"### sec.68 Request that an overseas order be made enforceable in another Australian State\n\nWhere an overseas order is enforceable in a Magistrates Court in Queensland, a request by the Collector to a Collector in another Australian State that the overseas order be made enforceable in that other State shall be in Form No. 29 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":71},{"sectionNumber":"sec.69","sectionType":"section","heading":"Request for registration of overseas order registered or confirmed in another Australian State","content":"### sec.69 Request for registration of overseas order registered or confirmed in another Australian State\n\nA request by the Collector to a clerk of the court that an overseas order, registered or confirmed in another Australian State, be registered in a Magistrates Court in Queensland shall be in Form No. 32 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":72},{"sectionNumber":"sec.70","sectionType":"section","heading":"Request for enforcement of overseas order","content":"### sec.70 Request for enforcement of overseas order\n\nA request by the Collector to a clerk of the court to enforce an overseas order enforceable in that court shall be in Form No. 42 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":73},{"sectionNumber":"sec.71","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application for an order of variation, &c., of an overseas order","content":"### sec.71 Application for an order of variation, &c., of an overseas order\n\nWhere an overseas order is enforceable in Queensland, an application for the discharge, suspension, or variation of the order shall be in Form No. 49 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":74},{"sectionNumber":"sec.72","sectionType":"section","heading":"Application for an order of variation, &c., of a Queensland order enforceable in a reciprocating country","content":"### sec.72 Application for an order of variation, &c., of a Queensland order enforceable in a reciprocating country\n\nWhere a Queensland order is enforceable in a reciprocating country, an application for the variation or revival of the order shall be in Form No. 50 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":75},{"sectionNumber":"sec.73","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notice of application for confirmation of a Provisional order made in a reciprocating country","content":"### sec.73 Notice of application for confirmation of a Provisional order made in a reciprocating country\n\nA notice by the Collector that he intends to make application to a Magistrates Court to confirm a Provisional order made in a reciprocating country discharging, varying, suspending, or reviving, an overseas order, or a Queensland order enforceable in a reciprocating country, shall be in Form No. 38 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":76},{"sectionNumber":"sec.74","sectionType":"section","heading":"Transfer of overseas order","content":"### sec.74 Transfer of overseas order\n\nWhere an overseas order is enforceable in a Magistrates Court in Queensland and the order is transferred to another Magistrates Court in Queensland, a notice by the clerk of the court to the defendant of the transfer of the order shall be in Form No. 51 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":77},{"sectionNumber":"sec.75","sectionType":"section","heading":"Notice of change affecting overseas orders, &c.","content":"### sec.75 Notice of change affecting overseas orders, &c.\n\nWhere the operation of a Queensland order enforceable in a reciprocating country, or of an overseas order enforceable in Queensland, is affected by an order (other than a Provisional order) event, or other matter made, occurring, or arising in Queensland, the notice by the Collector to the appropriate authority in the reciprocating country shall be in Form No. 52 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":78},{"sectionNumber":"pt.V","sectionType":"part","heading":"General","content":"# General","sortOrder":79},{"sectionNumber":"sec.76","sectionType":"section","heading":"Certificate of payment of arrears","content":"### sec.76 Certificate of payment of arrears\n\nA Certificate of the clerk of the court or the Collector as to amounts paid or unpaid under a maintenance order shall be in Form No. 53 of the Schedule.","sortOrder":80},{"sectionNumber":"sec.77","sectionType":"section","heading":"Provisional orders","content":"### sec.77 Provisional orders\n\nWhere a Provisional order is made and no specific Form is provided therefor in these Regulations, the order shall be headed with the word “Provisional” and at the foot thereof shall be set out the following words:—\n“THIS ORDER is Provisional only and shall have no effect unless and until confirmed (with or without modification) by a competent court in                  (naming the other Australian State or reciprocating country where the original order was made or the Provisional order is required to be confirmed).”","sortOrder":81},{"sectionNumber":"sec.78","sectionType":"section","heading":"Orders in respect of children","content":"### sec.78 Orders in respect of children\n\nWhere an order is made under the Act (and whether as a Provisional order or as a final order) for the maintenance of a child, the order shall set out at the foot thereof the following words:—\n“NOTE—Unless a Court specifically orders the extension of a maintenance order alter a child’s sixteenth birthday, an order for the maintenance of a child ceases to have effect when the child attains the age of sixteen years, or dies, or is adopted, or the person against whom the order was made dies (whichever first occurs). See sections 25 and 26 .”","sortOrder":82}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"These Regulations consolidate and replace earlier maintenance and interstate/overseas rules (sec.4) and extend a standardised administrative framework for enforcement beyond local courts to interstate and reciprocating countries (Parts III and IV; secs.33–52). Mechanically, they expand the administrative reach by prescribing record‑keeping, remittance and communication procedures for cross‑jurisdictional enforcement and set mandatory forms and notices that alter how Collectors, courts and parties operate."},"complexity_factors":["Large number of prescribed forms and specific form‑use rules (Schedule; sec.6 and numerous form references in Parts II–IV) increases compliance burden for courts and parties.","Cross‑jurisdictional mechanics for interstate enforcement require many distinct notice/request/registration steps between Collectors and courts (Parts III: secs.33–50), raising procedural complexity and coordination costs.","Overseas (reciprocating country) processes mirror interstate rules but add transmission to external authorities and the Under Secretary (Part IV: secs.51–75, esp. secs.51, 55), increasing implementation risk and diplomatic/administrative dependency.","Detailed financial record‑keeping and remittance duties for Collector and Assistant Collectors (ledgers, cash books, payments and remittances) create operational and audit responsibilities (secs.33–34, 51–52).","Transitional and repeal provisions replace earlier Rules and Regulations and preserve limited savings for previously registered orders, creating potential transitional interpretation issues (sec.4 and proviso).","Provisional order procedures and requirements for confirmation, remittal and further evidence across jurisdictions add layered timelines and conditionality (secs.42, 56–67, 77).","Multiple institutional actors and roles are named (Collector, Deputy Collector, Assistant Collectors, Under Secretary, clerks, courts), concentrating decision‑routing through administrative offices and courts (e.g. secs.33–34, 51–52).","Several provisions note omitted regulations/sections (e.g. s.23–25 omitted), which can complicate locating complete historical regulatory context and raise interpretive gaps."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations set out the procedural rules and standard forms for making, registering, enforcing and varying maintenance orders locally, interstate and overseas. They assign administrative duties (ledgers, cash books, remittances, notices) to a Collector, Deputy and Assistant Collectors, prescribe specific court forms and repeal earlier maintenance and interstate/overseas rules (see sec.4). The instrument affects courts, the Collector’s office, payees and payors by standardising paperwork, record‑keeping and cross‑jurisdictional payment and notice processes."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations appear to maintain their original scope as procedural rules supporting the Maintenance Act 1965. While they have been amended over time (noting amendments from 1978), they continue to address the same three domains: local, interstate, and overseas maintenance. The structure and purpose remain consistent with the original 1967 intent."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-referencing to a Schedule of Forms (53 different forms referenced throughout)","Three parallel regulatory schemes (local, interstate, overseas) with similar but not identical procedures","Nested subsections with multiple levels of indentation (up to 5 levels in some provisions)","Numerous repeals and savings provisions referencing superseded legislation from 1914-1959","Conditional commencement provisions linking regulation start dates to proclamations and specific divisions of the parent Act","Technical terminology specific to maintenance law ('reciprocating country', 'provisional order', 'attachment of earnings', 'affiliation order')","Duplicated content — many sections appear to be repeated in full with minor structural variations (sec.2-ssec.1 vs sec.2-ssec.2 pattern)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a set of procedural rules (called 'Regulations') made under Queensland's Maintenance Act 1965. They set out the paperwork and administrative processes for handling child and spousal maintenance cases in three situations:\n\n**1. Local maintenance (Part II)** — When both parties live in Queensland. The regulations specify which court forms to use for:\n- Making complaints about unpaid maintenance\n- Creating different types of maintenance orders (nominal, preliminary, interim, and final orders)\n- Special orders for children of unmarried parents (called 'affiliation orders')\n- Orders for funeral expenses, medical costs, and preliminary expenses\n- Applications to change, suspend, or cancel existing orders\n- Enforcement actions like seizing property or garnishing wages (called 'attachment of earnings')\n\n**2. Interstate maintenance (Part III)** — When one party lives in another Australian state or territory. The regulations create a system where a 'Collector' (a government official) manages the transfer of maintenance orders and payments between states. They specify forms for:\n- Registering orders from other states in Queensland\n- Making Queensland orders enforceable in other states\n- Transferring money between states\n- Varying or cancelling interstate orders\n\n**3. Overseas maintenance (Part IV)** — When one party lives in a country that has a reciprocal agreement with Australia (called a 'reciprocating country'). This works similarly to interstate maintenance but involves international transfers. The regulations cover:\n- Registering overseas orders in Queensland\n- Making Queensland orders enforceable overseas\n- 'Provisional orders' — temporary orders made when the person paying maintenance lives overseas, which need to be confirmed by a court in that country\n\n**Why it matters:** These regulations ensure that maintenance obligations can be enforced across borders — whether that's between Australian states or internationally. Without these procedures, a parent could avoid paying child support simply by moving to another state or country. The regulations also standardise the court paperwork so everyone knows exactly what information needs to be provided.\n\n**Key features:**\n- **Substantial compliance:** You don't need to fill out forms perfectly — close enough is good enough (Regulation 6)\n- **Provisional orders:** Special temporary orders used when the person who owes money isn't in Queensland\n- **Collectors:** Government officials who act as the hub for interstate and overseas maintenance, keeping records and moving money around"},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"circular_definition","section":"sec.2","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Subregulation (1) provides the regulations commence on 'the date of commencement of the Act'. Subregulation (2) then redefines what 'date of commencement of the Act' means for the purposes of subregulation (1). However, subregulation (2) is itself part of the same regulations whose commencement is being defined. If the regulations are not yet in force, subregulation (2) has no legal effect and cannot modify subregulation (1). The provision is therefore self-undermining in its attempt to modify its own commencement.","confidence":0.72,"description":"Circular/self-referential commencement provision: the regulation purports to govern its own commencement date, but defines 'date of commencement of the Act' recursively within the very provision that depends on that date to come into operation. If the regulation is not yet in force, subregulation (2) cannot redefine the term used in subregulation (1)."},{"type":"other","section":"sec.3","severity":"low","reasoning":"Section 3 declares Part II covers 'Regulations 7–32', but sections 23, 24, and 25 have been omitted by later amendment. While this may be a drafting consequence of amendment rather than an original flaw, the table of parts provision now misrepresents the actual content of Part II and is not self-correcting.","confidence":0.65,"description":"The structural description in sec.3 lists Parts I through V and 'THE SCHEDULE', but sections 23, 24, and 25 were subsequently omitted (as noted in the text). The regulation range stated for Part II ('Regulations 7–32') is therefore misleading as it contains gaps, creating a false impression of a complete and contiguous set of regulations."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"sec.4","severity":"medium","reasoning":"Section 4(3) states that all prior Regulations and Rules of Court 'are... hereby repealed as from the date Part IV of these Regulations comes into operation', but the proviso immediately declares that those same instruments 'shall continue and be of full force and effect' for specified purposes. While savings clauses are common drafting technique, the absolute language of 'hereby repealed' followed by an immediate grant of full force and effect creates an internal logical contradiction within the same subregulation, unlike a typical savings clause which carves out exceptions prior to the repeal statement.","confidence":0.6,"description":"The savings proviso in sec.4(3) preserves repealed Regulations and Rules of Court for the purposes of ss.4 and 5 of the Act in relation to previously registered orders, but simultaneously declares those same instruments 'hereby repealed'. An instrument cannot simultaneously be fully repealed and remain in 'full force and effect'."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"sec.6","severity":"low","reasoning":"The imperative 'shall be used' in subregulation (1) imposes a mandatory obligation. Subregulation (2) then relaxes this to 'substantial compliance'. While the purpose is to allow minor deviations, the drafting creates a logical tension: if substantial compliance suffices, then the mandatory 'shall' is not truly mandatory. This could be read as permitting the use of entirely different forms provided they substantially comply, which would render the prescribed forms directory rather than mandatory.","confidence":0.55,"description":"Internally contradictory obligation regarding forms: sec.6(1) mandates that prescribed forms 'shall be used', while sec.6(2) immediately qualifies that 'strict compliance... is not necessary'. The mandatory 'shall be used' and the permissive 'substantial compliance is sufficient' are in tension, creating ambiguity about when, if ever, complete non-use of a form is permissible."},{"type":"other","section":"sec.41","severity":"low","reasoning":"The word 'intestate' (relating to dying without a will) is used where 'interstate' is plainly intended, given the entire context of Part III which deals with interstate maintenance. While likely a typographical error, this creates a literal absurdity: the section as written requires clerks to give notice of registration of orders relating to deceased persons' estates rather than cross-border maintenance orders.","confidence":0.95,"description":"Typographical/substantive error: sec.41 refers to a notice of registration of 'an intestate order' rather than 'an interstate order'. An 'intestate order' relates to the law of deceased estates and has no connection to the subject matter of these regulations."},{"type":"other","section":"sec.78","severity":"low","reasoning":"The mandatory note to be inserted at the foot of every child maintenance order refers to 'sections 25 and 26' without specifying 'of the Act'. Within these Regulations, sections 23, 24, and 25 have been omitted. A reader could be confused as to whether the reference is to the Act or the Regulations, and in the context of the Regulations, sections 25 (omitted) and 26 do not address the subject matter described.","confidence":0.5,"description":"The note appended to maintenance orders for children under sec.78 states that a maintenance order 'ceases to have effect when the child attains the age of sixteen years' unless specifically extended. However, the note references 'sections 25 and 26' (of the Act) as authority, while sections 23, 24, and 25 of the Regulations themselves have been omitted. This creates a confusing cross-reference situation where readers may conflate the omitted regulation sections with the referenced Act sections."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"sec.33 (Part III - Interstate Maintenance)","section_b":"sec.51 (Part IV - Overseas Maintenance)","confidence":0.6,"description":"Section 33(2) states that 'The duties of the Deputy Collector and of Assistant Collectors shall be to carry out the directions of and be responsible to the Collector', thereby defining the Deputy Collector's duties identically to Assistant Collectors. Section 51(2) in the overseas context states only 'The duties of the Deputy Collector shall be to carry out the directions of and be responsible to the Collector', omitting mention of Assistant Collectors entirely. The interstate provisions conflate Deputy and Assistant Collectors while the overseas provisions treat only the Deputy Collector, creating an inconsistent structural hierarchy."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"sec.33(1)(d) (Part III)","section_b":"sec.34 (Part III)","confidence":0.58,"description":"Section 33(1)(d) assigns to the Collector the duty to 'direct and supervise the operations of the Deputy Collector and Assistant Collectors.' Section 34(e) separately assigns to every Assistant Collector the duty to 'carry out the directions of and be responsible to the Collector.' However, section 33 makes no provision for the Deputy Collector to supervise Assistant Collectors, yet section 33(2) says the Deputy Collector's duties are simply to follow the Collector's directions - the same as Assistant Collectors. The Deputy Collector position therefore has no supervising function despite being hierarchically distinct."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"sec.53 (Part IV - Overseas)","section_b":"sec.35 (Part III - Interstate)","confidence":0.5,"description":"Both sections prescribe applications to the Collector to have a Queensland order made enforceable (interstate in sec.35, overseas in sec.53), and both direct use of Form No. 28 of the Schedule. While using one form for two distinct purposes is not necessarily contradictory, it means a single form must serve both interstate and overseas applications despite those regimes having different legal frameworks, transmitting authorities, and recipients, which may make the form inappropriate or incomplete for at least one context."},{"severity":"low","section_a":"sec.61 (Part IV - Overseas)","section_b":"sec.39 (Part III - Interstate)","confidence":0.55,"description":"Section 39 prescribes Form No. 32 for a request by the Collector to a clerk of court for registration of an interstate order. Section 61 prescribes the same Form No. 32 for registration of an overseas order. Section 69 also prescribes Form No. 32 for registration of an overseas order registered or confirmed in another Australian State. The same single form is thus mandated for three legally distinct registration scenarios (interstate, directly overseas, and overseas-via-another-State), each with potentially different required content."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"sec.71 (Part IV - Overseas)","section_b":"sec.72 (Part IV - Overseas)","confidence":0.75,"description":"Section 71 provides that where an overseas order is enforceable in Queensland, an application for 'discharge, suspension, or variation' shall be in Form No. 49. Section 72 provides that where a Queensland order is enforceable in a reciprocating country, an application for 'variation or revival' shall be in Form No. 50. Notably, sec.71 includes discharge and suspension but not revival, while sec.72 includes revival but not discharge or suspension. This asymmetry means there is no prescribed form for an application to revive an overseas order enforceable in Queensland, and no prescribed form for an application to discharge or suspend a Queensland order enforceable overseas, creating gaps and an unexplained inconsistency between the two analogous provisions."},{"severity":"medium","section_a":"sec.42 (Part III - Interstate)","section_b":"sec.71 (Part IV - Overseas)","confidence":0.78,"description":"Section 42 provides a single application mechanism (Form 35 or 36) covering discharge, suspension, variation, or revival of either an interstate order or a Queensland order enforceable interstate - covering all four remedies symmetrically for both order types. Sections 71 and 72 split this function in the overseas context, but do so incompletely: sec.71 covers discharge/suspension/variation of overseas orders in Queensland (3 remedies, 1 order type) and sec.72 covers variation/revival of Queensland orders overseas (2 remedies, 1 order type). Revival of an overseas order in Queensland and discharge/suspension of a Queensland order overseas have no prescribed form, unlike the complete coverage in the interstate provisions."}]},"summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Regulations stay within their intended scope as procedural and administrative rules implementing the Maintenance Act of 1965. They prescribe forms, set out official duties, and establish processes for local, interstate and overseas maintenance enforcement — exactly what subordinate regulations of this type are designed to do. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond the parent Act's framework."},"complexity_factors":["Three parallel regulatory regimes (local, interstate, overseas) with similar but distinct rules and forms, requiring careful distinction between them","Large number of prescribed forms (over 50) referenced throughout, which are not reproduced in the text provided, making the full effect of many provisions impossible to assess without the Schedule","Multiple layers of transitional/savings provisions repealing earlier legislation with carve-outs for pre-existing registered orders","Staged commencement mechanism tied to different proclamation dates for different Parts of the parent Act, creating temporal complexity","Hierarchical administrative structure (Collector, Deputy Collector, Assistant Collectors) with detailed inter-dependent duties","Cross-jurisdictional 'provisional order' confirmation mechanism requiring coordination between Queensland courts and courts in other states or overseas","Historical legal language and references to now-repealed Acts require contextual knowledge to interpret","Significant portions of the text are repeated verbatim (structured text duplication) making navigation and comprehension harder"],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations are the procedural \"how-to\" rules implementing Queensland’s Maintenance Act 1965, governing how courts and officials handle maintenance claims, collection and enforcement. They affect people seeking or ordered to pay maintenance, the Collector and deputies, and Magistrates Courts, and cover local, interstate and overseas enforcement procedures.\n\nPrimarily of historical interest today, they matter for interpreting or enforcing old maintenance orders and detail required forms and administrative practices."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/maintenance-regulations-1967","history":"/api/acts/maintenance-regulations-1967/history","analysis":"/api/acts/maintenance-regulations-1967/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/maintenance-regulations-1967/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/maintenance-regulations-1967/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/maintenance-regulations-1967/documents"}}