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




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UQ13.00 Pre-discharge arrears-Payee; Overpayment cooling off-Payer

UQ13.01 - Post discharge arrears - Payee

UQ13.02 - Post discharge arrears - Payer

UQ19.04 - Unallocated NAP Opt-out

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Parent support team

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Opting Out of Collection and Discharging Arrears

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CSP Optin English

Election to collect privately: Understanding obligations of election

You have asked us to stop collecting child support on your behalf. This means you understand:

  • you and the other parent will make your own arrangements for child support to be transferred
  • you will maintain a record of the amounts transferred and dates they are paid
  • we will continue to issue assessment notices advising of how much should be transferred
  • you will continue to notify us of any changes in income, care arrangements or other circumstances that may change the child support payable
  • if any changes are made to past assessments of child support, we are unable to collect any amounts that may be raised during a period you are collecting privately
  • if your arrangement does not work out, you can ask us to collect child support again in the future, including any unpaid amounts for up to 3 months
  • if you receive Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A, Centrelink will use the child support you are entitled to when determining this amount

CSP DischargeArrears English​

Gift or Discharge: Understanding liability will no longer be enforced

You have asked us not to enforce the recovery of a debt owed to you. This means you understand:

  • we will vary the child support account to remove this unpaid amount
  • this amount cannot be reclaimed or used to offset any monies you may owe, now or in the future
  • we will confirm your election in writing, and you will have a limited time to withdraw the instruction not to recover the amount if you change your mind
  • after this time, you will no longer be able to ask Services Australia to recover this amount