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New Zealand 'In' case management - Registrations between NZIR and Child Support – Receiving and Registering case 277-08180020



Policy

The Child Support Guide 1.6.4: Habitual residency under the Australian-New Zealand agreement

Legislation

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Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

  • section 10, Interpretation - meaning of resident of Australia
  • section 12,Interpretation - happening of child support terminating event
  • section 24, Children in relation to whom applications may be made
  • section 25, Persons who may apply - parents
  • section 25A, Persons who may apply - non-parent carers
  • section 152, Court order etc. to cease to have effect where child support becomes payable
  • section 160, Notification of requirements
  • section 161, Obtaining of information and evidence
  • section 162A, Obtaining information in relation to resident of reciprocating jurisdictions

Child Support (Assessment) Regulations 2018, Section 17, Scale of expenses

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

  • section 4, Interpretation
  • section 18, Liabilities in relation to parties to marriages, or parties to de facto relationships, that are registrable maintenance liabilities
  • section 18A, Liability in relation to registrable overseas maintenance liabilities
  • section 25, Application for registration of registrable maintenance liability
  • section 25A, Inclusion of certain liabilities in the Child Support Register
  • section 25C, Limitation on inclusion of liabilities in Register
  • section 28, Day on which liability first becomes enforceable under Act
  • section 30AA, Rule to avoid dual liabilities
  • section 120, Obtaining of information and evidence
  • section 121A, Obtaining of information and evidence in relation to residents of reciprocating jurisdictions

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Regulations 2018

  • Section 27, Scale of expenses
  • Section 33, Giving notices or other communications in reciprocating jurisdictions

Family Law Act 1975

  • section 111, Convention on Recovery Abroad of Maintenance

Family Law Regulations 1984

  • Part IV, Convention on recovery abroad of maintenance
  • Schedule 3, Convention on recovery abroad of maintenance