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Application for Child Support to be collected 277-04030000



Policy

Child Support Guide 1.4.1 Family & domestic violence

Child Support Guide 2.10.1 Suspension of liability to pay child support when parents reconcile

Child Support Guide 7.1.4 Agency collect payment periods

Child Support Guide 7.3.2 Collection of arrears during a private collect period

Child Support Guide 7.4.1.10 Reapplying for agency collect

Child Support Guide 7.4.1.20 Agency collect – the date the liability becomes enforceable

Child Support Guide 7.4.1.30 How registrable maintenance liabilities are registered

Child Support Guide 7.5.1 Non-agency payments

Child Support Guide 7.5.2 Prescribed non-agency payments

Child Support Guide 8.4.6 Payee's right to enforce debt via court proceedings

Legislation

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Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

  • section 12, Interpretation - happening of child support terminating events
  • section 150E, Suspension of liability to pay child support where parents reconcile

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

  • section 17, Liabilities in relation to children that are registrable maintenance liabilities
  • section 18, Liabilities in relation to parties to marriages that are registrable maintenance liabilities
  • section 25, Application for registration of a registrable maintenance liability
  • section 28A(3), Application by the payee for enforcement of arrears
  • section 39, Application for variation to enable liability to again become enforceable under Act
  • section 39A, Reversal of Section 38A or 38B Election - Collection of Arrears
  • section 38B, Registrar Initiated Private Collect

Child Support (Assessment) Regulations 2018, Section 23, Date of making of application etc.

Delegations and authorisations

Child Support Services, Delegations and Authorisations.

Service Officer 3 (SO3 and above)

  • Accept or refuse any AFC – for applications with up to 3 month’s arrears

Service Officer 4 (SO4)

  • Accept or refuse any AFC - for applications for greater than 3 month’s arrears