South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts100—Order for payment of maintenance
(1) At the time and
place appointed for the hearing of the complaint the court may adjourn the
hearing, and may summon any other persons alleged to be near relatives to
appear at the time appointed for the adjourned hearing; and may, at the
original or any adjourned hearing, if it is satisfied that the persons
summoned, or any of them, are near relatives of the child, and are able to pay
for, or contribute towards, the past or future maintenance of the child, order
payment to be made by those near relatives, or one or more of them—
(a) of
such sum (which the court may order to be paid by instalments) for past
maintenance of the child as the court considers sufficient; and
(b) of
such weekly or other periodical sum for the future maintenance of the child,
and for such period, as the court considers sufficient.
(2) If an order is
made against two or more near relatives, the sums or proportions payable by
each will be fixed by the court.
(3) Notwithstanding
any provision in any other Act to the contrary, an order for the payment of
money for past maintenance under this section is not limited to payment of
money for maintenance in respect of the period of six months prior to the
making of the complaint, but may also relate to the payment of money for
maintenance in respect of any prior period.