Employer Services Officer (ESO) role in setting up employer withholding (EW) linking 277-04140020
Policy
The Child Support Guide 5.2.2: Payer election to pay Services Australia directly
The Child Support Guide 5.2.3: Collection from salary or wages
The Child Support Guide 5.2.4: Employer obligations for collection from salary or wages
Legislation
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Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
- section 4, Interpretation - payment period
- section 43, General rule of collection by withholding for employees
- section 44, Cases in which EW not applicable
- section 45, Notification to be given to employer and employee
- section 46, Duty of an employer to deduct from salary and wages
- section 47, Additional duties of employers
- section 48, Two or more employers in relation to one employee
- section 49, Discharge of payers liability to Registrar and employer's liability to payer
- section 50, Payment by trustees of deducted amounts
Delegations and authorisations
Child Support Services, Delegations and Authorisations
Service Officer 3 (SO3)
- establish, amend or cancel employer withholding