Western Australian Repealed Acts Western Australian Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) The Minister may,
from time to time, order that the period for which a child was committed to
the care of the Department or was placed under the control of the Department,
whether by his or any other order, be extended; but an order made under this
section ceases to have effect after the ward attains the age of 21 years.
(2) Where the period
for which a child was committed to the care of the Department or was placed
under the control of the Department is extended pursuant to subsection (1),
any provision for the maintenance of the child, whether made pursuant to an
order of a court or otherwise, shall be deemed to have been extended in like
manner.
(3) Where an order for
the payment of maintenance for a child has been registered under section 40A
in the Family Court and the Minister makes an order under this section, the
Department shall cause a copy of the order of the Minister to be sent to the
Family Court for registration in accordance with the Family Court Act 1997 and
the order shall, when so registered, be deemed, for all purposes, to be an
order of the Family Court.
[Section 49 inserted by No. 79 of 1965 s. 23;
amended by No. 73 of 1976 s. 63; No. 41 of 1997 s. 29(3).]