17(1)On application, the Court may make a support order ordering a person to provide support for their dependant who is not a child and, subject to section 18, determine the amount of support.

17(2)An application referred to in subsection (1) may be made by the dependant or by the Minister of Social Development.

17(3)The Minister of Social Development may make an application referred to in subsection (1), with or without the consent of the dependant, if any payment has been made in respect of the dependant under the Family Services Act.

17(4)When an application has been made by the Minister of Social Development under subsection (1), a certificate may be adduced in evidence without proof of the appointment, authority or signature of the person purporting to have signed it if the certificate is, or purports to be, signed by the Minister of Social Development and states any of the following: 

17(1)On application, the Court may make a support order ordering a person to provide support for their dependant who is not a child and, subject to section 18, determine the amount of support.

17(2)An application referred to in subsection (1) may be made by the dependant or by the Minister of Social Development.

17(3)The Minister of Social Development may make an application referred to in subsection (1), with or without the consent of the dependant, if assistance has been applied for or provided in respect of the dependant under the Family Income Security Act or if any payment has been made in respect of the dependant under the Family Services Act.

17(4)When an application has been made by the Minister of Social Development under subsection (1), a certificate may be adduced in evidence without proof of the appointment, authority or signature of the person purporting to have signed it if the certificate is, or purports to be, signed by the Minister of Social Development and states any of the following: