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S-15.5
- Support Enforcement Act
Detailled Table of Contents
Current to 1 January 2024
Support Enforcement Act
1
INTERPRETATION
1
Definitions
2
Crown bound
2
OFFICE OF SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
3
Office of Support Enforcement
4
Director of Support Enforcement
5
Filing support order
6
Filing agreement
7
Effect of filing
8
Obligations of payer
9
Withdrawal of support order
10
Payments to Director
10.1
Payments before support order filed
10.2
Determination of arrears
10.3
Discretion to enforce lesser amount
10.4
Discretion to make payment to third party
11
Records
12
Access to information
13
Order to provide information
14
Confidentiality of information
3
PAYMENT ORDERS
15
Issuance of payment order
16
Effect of payment order
17
Revocation of payment order
17.1
Amendment of payment order
18
Enforcement of payment order
19
Exemption from payment order
20
Priority of payment order
21
Employee protection
22
Fees prohibited
23
Payment order issued outside the Province
4
OTHER ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS
24
Joint Debts
25
Joint account
26
Suspension of driving privileges
27
Credit reporting agencies
28
Corporation owned by payer
29
Corporation controlled by payer or immediate family
30
Financial information
31
Administrative hearing
32
Additional authority of court administrator
33
Default hearing
34
Certificate of court
35
Imprisonment of payer
36
Arrest of payer
37
Security
37.1
Default dependent enforcement mechanisms
5
GENERAL PROVISIONS
38
Interest on arrears
39
Fees
39.1
Clarification of support order provisions
40
Application of payments
41
Presumption of ability to pay
42
Debt no defence
43
Action for arrears
44
Service of documents
45
Form of payment
46
Appeal
47
Immunity
47.1
Conflict with Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act
6
EVIDENTIARY PROVISIONS
48
Spouses competent and compellable witnesses
49
Documents signed by Director
50
Statement of account
51
Certificate signed by Minister of Social Development
7
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
52
Offences and penalties
8
REGULATIONS
53
Regulation-making authority
9
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
54
Transitional provisions
10
CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
55
Family Income Security Act
56
Family Services Act
57
Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act
58
Judicature Act
59
Motor Vehicle Act
60
An Act to Amend the Family Services Act
11
COMMENCEMENT
61
Commencement provision