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Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
- section 5, Interpretation
- section 7B, Meaning of eligible carer
- section 9, Meaning of separated
- section 10, Meaning of 'resident of Australia'
- sections 18 to 22, Children who may be covered by Act
- sections 23 to 28, Application Requirements
- sections 29 to 32, Decision on application
- sections 33 to 34, Notice of decision
Child Support (Assessment) Regulations 2018
- Section 6, Exclusion of certain children
- Section 8, Actions that may be taken by overseas authority of a reciprocating jurisdiction for a person
- Section 9, Excluded reciprocating jurisdictions
Delegations and authorisations
New Customers Service Officer
- The authorisation to accept or refuse and application for administrative assessment is at the Service Officer 2 (SO2) level.
- The authorisation to determine that a non-parent carer is not an eligible carer is at the Service Officer 4 (SO4) level.
For more information, see Child Support Services, Delegations and Authorisations