This legislation has been repealed.
TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title 1. Short title and citation 2. Commencement 3. Construction 4. Interpretation 5. Administration 6. Inspectors and other officers 7. Delegation of powers 8. Minister may make advances 9. Applications for assistance to be investigated 10. Minister may grant application 11. Liability for funeral expenses 12. Advances to a wife deemed to be necessaries 13. Powers of Minister where assistance granted 14. Action for recovery of advances may be taken at any time 15. Written notice of assignment may be given to court making maintenance order 16. Application of moneys recovered by Minister 17. Provisions as to person arrested on enforcement of order 18. Certificate of amount due and judgment thereon 19. Provisions where person assisted entitled to compensation, etc. 20. Improvement in financial position to be notified to Department 21. False statement punishable 22. Action to recovery debt, etc., deemed assigned to Minister an offence 23. Recovery of over-payment 24. Offences generally 25. Provision for expenditure 26. Application of Financial Administration and Audit Act 1985 28. Personation of officers 29. Exemption from personal liability 30. Evidence 31. Information as to applicants 32. Secrecy to be observed 33. Regulations FIRST SCHEDULE Compilation table