18Liabilities in relation to parties to marriages, or parties to de facto relationships, that are registrable maintenance liabilities

18 Liabilities in relation to parties to marriages, or parties to de facto relationships, that are registrable maintenance liabilities

(1) Subject to section 19, a liability is a registrable maintenance liability if: (a) it is a liability of a party to a marriage to pay a periodic amount for the maintenance of the other party to the marriage; and (b) either of the following subparagraphs applies: (i) it arises under a court order or court registered maintenance agreement; (ii) it is a collection agency maintenance liability. (2) Subject to section 19, a liability is a registrable maintenance liability if: (a) it is a liability of a party to a de facto relationship to pay a periodic amount for the maintenance of the other party to the de facto relationship; and (b) either of the following subparagraphs applies: (i) it arises under a court order or court registered maintenance agreement; (ii) it is a collection agency maintenance liability.