Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee

Report concerning the Maintenance Act 1965, Marriage Act 1958
and the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1968

Chair's Foreword

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The Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee is pleased to present its Report on Redundant and Unclear Legislation concerning the Maintenance Act 1965, Marriage Act 1958 and the Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1968. The Committee reviewed these Acts pursuant to a Governor in Council reference dated 3 June 2003.

The Committee formed a subcommittee, the Redundant Legislation Subcommittee, to review these Acts as part of its inquiry to review redundant or unclear legislation. We wish to thank the other Members of the Subcommittee being the Hon. Lidia Argondizzo MLC, Mr Michael Leighton MP and Mr Andrew McIntosh MP, for their participation in the preparation of this report.

The Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank those individuals and organisations that contributed advice or made submissions to the inquiry.

The Committee is grateful to Mr Michael Magazanik (Maintenance Act 1965 and Marriage Act 1958) and Dr David Blumenthal (Perpetuities and Accumulations Act 1968) who carried out the research, corresponded with interested parties, and drafted the report. Thanks are due also to the staff of the Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee, namely Andrew Homer, Senior Legal Adviser; Simon Dinsbergs, Assistant Executive Officer and Ms Sonya Caruana, Office Manager, for their commitment and assistance.

November 2004

Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee
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