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Collecting child support payments privately and/or discharging arrears 277-04090000

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Policy

Child Support Guide 6.2.1 Information need not be in writing

Child Support Guide 7.3.1.10 Opting out to private collect

Child Support Guide 7.4.1.10 Reapplying for agency collect

Child Support Guide 7.4.1.30 How registrable maintenance liabilities are registered

Child Support Guide 7.5 Agency collect - other ways to credit child support payments

Child Support Guide 8.1.6 Offsetting & reducing debts

Legislation

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Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

  • section 38, Variation of Register to have enforceable maintenance liability no longer enforced
  • section 38A, Election by payee or by payee and payer jointly

Delegations and authorisations

Child Support Services, Delegations and Authorisations

Service Officer 3 (SO3)

  • Process an opt out or discharge
  • Relevant decision making

Note: this does not prevent an officer at the SO2 level who has the support of their team leader from carrying out this type of work. However, the final decision to process an opt out or discharge must be made by an officer at the SO3 level or above.