Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00859:section:66p
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00859
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 66P
Character Range: 304152–305953

66P  General powers of court
 (1) In proceedings for a child maintenance order, a court may do all or any of the following:
 (a) order payment of a lump sum, whether in one amount or by instalments;
 (b) order payment of a weekly, monthly, yearly or other periodic amount;
 (c) order that a specified transfer or settlement of property be made by way of maintenance for a child;
 (d) order that payment of an amount ordered to be paid be wholly or partly secured as the court specifies;
 (e) order that any necessary instrument be executed, and that such documents of title be produced and such other things be done, as are necessary to enable an order to be carried out effectively or to provide security for the due performance of an order;
 (f) order that payment be made to a specified person or public authority or into court;
 (g) make a permanent order, an order pending the disposal of proceedings, an order for a fixed period, an order until a child attains a specified age or an order until further order;
 (h) make an order imposing terms and conditions;
 (i) make an order by consent;
 (j) make any other order (whether or not of the same nature as those referred to in paragraphs (a) to (i)) that it considers appropriate;
 (k) make an order under this Division at any time.
 (2) The making of an order of a kind referred to in paragraph (1)(c), or of any other order under this Division, in relation to the maintenance of a child does not prevent a court from making a subsequent order in relation to the maintenance of the child.
 (3) The applicable Rules of Court may make provision with respect to the making of orders under this Division (whether as to their form or otherwise) for the purpose of facilitating their enforcement and the collection of maintenance payable under them.