Queensland Consolidated Acts

MAINTENANCE ACT 1965 - SECT 27

27 Orders for maintenance of wife, husband, or child may include limited provision for past maintenance

Subject to this part, an order under this part for the maintenance of a person may, whether or not any application in that behalf has been made, be made to take effect from a past date, not being earlier than 3 months before the date on which the order is made, and where an order takes effect from a past date, the court may direct the past maintenance to be paid in one sum or by instalments as the court directs.