South Australian Consolidated Acts

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ACT 1972 - SECT 179

179—Discharge, suspension or variation of order

        (1)         The Magistrates Court may, in its discretion, on the application of the defendant, an employee of the Department or a person entitled to receive payments under the maintenance order, make an order discharging, suspending or varying an attachment of earnings order.

        (2)         Upon the court making an order discharging, suspending or varying an attachment of earnings order, the court must cause a copy of the order to be served on—

            (a)         the respondent to the application; and

            (b)         the person to whom the attachment of earnings order is directed; and

            (c)         if an employee of the Department is not a party to the application, the Chief Executive Officer,

but the order will not come into force until the expiration of seven days after the day on which a copy of the order is served on the person to whom the order is directed.