Queensland Consolidated Acts

MAINTENANCE ACT 1965 - SECT 117

117 Applications to be in writing

(1) An application to a court for the purposes of this Act shall be in writing made to the court at which the application is, by the application, set down for hearing.

(2) Except where an ex parte application may be made under this Act, the court may, after service of notice of the application upon such persons as appear to the court to be affected by the application, proceed to hear the application whether or not any person to whom any such notice has been issued is present at the hearing.

(3) Any person on whom any such notice has been served shall be entitled to be heard and may be represented by counsel or solicitor, and may examine and cross-examine the witnesses giving evidence for or against the person respectively.