Child Support Objections 277-09170000

Policy

Links to the Federal Register of Legislation go to a 'Series' page. Selecting the ‘Latest’ version.

section 4 – Definition of 'administrative assessment'
section 4 - Definition of 'appealable refusal decision'
section 4 – Definition of 'appealable collection refusal decision'
section 4 – Definition of 'ART'
section 79B – Suspension determinations
Part VII – Internal objection procedures for certain decisions
section 79D – Simplified outline
section 79E – Object of this Part
section 80 - Decisions against which objections may be lodged
section 80A - Objections against care percentage decisions
section 81 – Time limits on lodging objections
section 82 - Applications for extensions of time
section 83- Consideration of applications for extensions of time for lodging objections
section 84 - Grounds of objection
section 85 - Registrar to serve copies of objections and accompanying documents on other parties
section 86 - Other party may oppose objection
section 87 - Consideration of objections by Registrar
section 87AA - Date of effect of objections relating to care percentage decisions that are allowed
Part VIIA – Review by Administrative Review Tribunal

Child Support Services, Delegations and Authorisations.

authorised to disallow objections to COA decisions
authorised to allow (in whole or part) objections to COA decisions
make a new decision when an objection to a COA decision is allowed (when all parties were involved prior to the original decision being made)

authorised to make decision on general objections (not COA), including care percentage under s52
authorised to make decisions to apply actual care in special circumstances

authorised to make decisions on general objections (not care percentage under s52) and Extension of Time.

authorised to serve objections and accompanying documents on other parties
authorised to decide date of effect of an objection decision regarding care percentage (where the objection is lodged outside 28 days and there are special circumstances)
Objection Officers are not authorised to change a child support assessment if the Change of Assessment application was refused pre-conference. In these circumstances, an Objection Officer may allow an objection and refer the case back to the COA team to reconsider the original application