Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SERVICES AMENDMENT ACT 1980 No. 130, 1980 - SECT 14

14. Section 83AAA of the Principal Act is amended-

(a) by omitting the definitions of "supporting father" and "supporting mother"
in sub-section (1) and substituting the following definitions:



" 'supporting father' means a man (whether married or unmarried) who-

   (a)  has the custody, care and control of a child, being a child-

        (i)    of whom that man is the father; or

        (ii)   in the case of a man who is a married man living apart from his
               wife or a man who has ceased to live with a woman as her
               husband on a bona fide domestic basis although not legally
               married to her-who was an adopted child of, or in the custody,
               care and control of, that man on the relevant date;

   (b)  is not living with a woman as her husband on a bona fide domestic
        basis although not legally married to her; and

   (c)  in the case of a married man-is living apart from his wife, but does
        not include a man who is qualified to receive a pension under Part
        III, or a benefit under Part VII, of this Act, a service pension under
        the Repatriation Act 1920 or an allowance under the Tuberculosis Act
        1948;



"'supporting mother' means a woman (whether married or unmarried) who-

   (a)  has the custody, care and control of a child, being a child who-

        (i)    was born of that woman; or

        (ii)   in the case of a woman who is a married woman living apart from
               her husband or a woman who has ceased to live with a man as his
               wife on a bona fide domestic basis although not legally married
               to him-was an adopted child of, or in the custody, care and
               control of, that woman on the relevant date;

   (b)  is not living with a man as his wife on a bona fide domestic basis
        although not legally married to him; and

   (c)  in the case of a married woman-is living apart from her husband, but
        does not include a woman who is qualified to receive a pension under
        Part III or IV or a benefit under Part VII of this Act, a service
        pension under the Repatriation Act 1920 or an allowance under the
        Tuberculosis Act 1948;";

   (b)  by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-section (2) "6 months" and
        substituting "14 days";

   (c)  by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-section (3) "6 months" and
        substituting "14 days"; and

   (d)  by omitting sub-section (5) and substituting the following
        sub-section:



"(5) In this Part-

   (a)  a reference to a woman who is living apart from her husband shall be
        read as a reference to a woman living apart by reason that-

        (i)    she and her husband are estranged; or

        (ii)   her husband has been convicted of an offence and is imprisoned
               in connection with the offence and has been so imprisoned for a
               continuous period of not less than 14 days, whether or not the
               period commenced before the conviction; and

   (b)  a reference to a man who is living apart from his wife shall be read
        as a reference to a man who is so living apart by reason that-

        (i)    he and his wife are estranged; or

        (ii)   his wife has been convicted of an offence and is imprisoned in
               connection with the offence and has been so imprisoned for a
               continuous period of not less than 14 days, whether or not the
               period commenced before the conviction.".