Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Maintenance Act 1965 - SECT 34

Manner of making applications

34. Manner of making applications



(1) Any person desiring to make application to the Court pursuant to any of
the provisions of this Act shall lodge notice of his intention to make the
application at the Court and shall, except where the application may be made
ex parte, serve a copy thereof on the respondent to the application.

(2) Service of a copy of such a notice may be effected-

   (a)  by delivering the copy to the respondent personally; or

   (b)  by leaving the copy for him at his usual or last known place of
        residence or business with some person apparently residing therein or
        employed thereat and apparently over the age of sixteen years-

and may be proved in any manner in which service of a summons may be proved.