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COA letters

Change of Assessment (COA) initial discussion

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Change of Assessment (COA) calculators

Change of Assessment (COA) NTD template

Agreement submission and decision

Letter templates

Note: the below letters have not yet been reviewed and approved by the Correspondence Branch.
If the required letter is not listed, check the endorsed letters on the Operational Blueprint letters and electronic messaging page.

Change of Assessment letter templates

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UQ190.04 Application or response or documents being returned due to offensive content

UQ190.07 Request for contact re application - Respondent

UQ190.03 Decision - non parent carer case

UQ190.02 Decision not to make a change - respondent

UQ190.05 Non-parent Carer Case - confirming Application received - Applicant

UQ190.06 Non-parent Carer Cases - Application or response received - Respondents

Services Australia has endorsed this letter or electronic message for use. It is the latest version. Do not use locally produced letters or electronic messages.

UQ198.00 COA withdrawal

Calculators

Separated Parents calculators – including Child Support formula calculators to assist general and specialist staff, including Decision Makers (DMs)/Part 6A Objections/COA staff, calculate parents’ child support payments.

Examples

Calculating 18 months from the date before the application date

Item

Example

1

18 months from the date before the application date

An application for a COA was lodged on 15 July 2020, the earliest date a decision could start would be 15 January 2019, determined as follows:

Application date: 15 July 2020

The last day of the 18 month earlier period: 14 July 2020

The first day of the 18 month earlier period ending 14 July 2020: 15 January 2019.

2

18 months from the date before the application date where there is no corresponding day in the month

If an application is made on a day which does not have a corresponding day in the month 18 months earlier, the 18 month period commences on the last day of the month which is 18 months earlier.

An application for a COA was lodged on 31 August 2024, the 18 month period ends on 30 August 2024. As there is no corresponding day in the month 18 months earlier (February 2023), the 18 month period starts on 28 February 2023, determined as follows:

  • Application date: 31 August 2024
  • The last day of the 18 month earlier period: 30 August 2024
  • The first day of the 18 month earlier period: 28 February 2023

Intranet links

Changing a child support assessment in special circumstances - see Resource page for additional resources.

Contact details

Child Support - site/branch national mailboxes

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