Child Support objection received out of time – Extension of time and Special Circumstance application 277-09170060
Policy
The Child Support Guide 4.1: Objections
The Child Support Guide 4.1.4: Can an objection decision be made?
The Child Support Guide 4.1.5: Extension of time to lodge objections
The Child Support Guide 4.1.8: Care percentage decisions
The Child Support Guide 4.2.2: Decisions which can be reviewed by the ART
The Child Support Guide 2.6: Change of assessment in special circumstances
Legislation
Links to the Federal Register of Legislation go to a 'Series' page. Selecting the ‘Latest’ version.
Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
- section 4 - Definition of 'appealable refusal decision'
- section 4 – Definition of 'appealable collection refusal decision'
- section 4 – Definition of 'ART'
- Part VII – Internal objection procedures for certain decisions
- section 79D – Simplified outline
- section 79E – Object of this Part
- 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 85 - Registrar to serve copies of objections and accompanying documents on other parties
- section 87AA - Date of effect of objections relating to care percentage decisions that are allowed
- Part VIIA – Review by Administrative Review Tribunal
Delegations and authorisations
Child Support Services, Delegations and Authorisations.
Decision Makers (internal)
- authorised to make decision on objections to COA decisions
Service Officer (SO6) Part 6A Objections
- 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)
Service Officer (SO6) and all higher levels
- authorised to determine that service of documents is not required
General Objections Service Officer (SO5) and all higher levels
- 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
General Objections Service Officer (SO4)
- authorised to make decisions on general objections (not care percentage under s52) and Extension of Time.