Commonwealth Numbered Acts

BANKRUPTCY AMENDMENT ACT 1985 No. 21 of 1985 - SECT 13

13. Section 40 of the Principal Act is amended-

   (a)  by omitting from paragraph (3) (d) "and"; and

   (b)  by adding at the end of sub-section (3) the following word and
        paragraph:



"; and (f) an order made after the commencement of this paragraph under the
Family Law Act 1975 for the payment by a person of arrears of maintenance for
another person, being maintenance that was-

        (i)    payable periodically where any periodic payment was payable at
               a time during the 12 months immediately preceding the making of
               the order; or

   (ii) payable (whether in one amount or by instalments) as a lump sum, shall
        be deemed to be a final order against the first-mentioned person
        obtained by the other person.".