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Policy

The Child Support Guide 5.2.1: Arrangements for payment

The Child Support Guide 5.2.3: Employer withholding - collection from salary or wages

The Child Support Guide 5.2.4: Employer obligations for collection from salary or wages

The Child Support Guide 6.8.1: Employer offences

Legislation

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

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

  • section 45, Notification to be given to employer and employee
  • section 46, Duty of employer to make deductions from salary or wage
  • section 47, Additional duties of employers
  • section 77, Unremitted deductions made by employers
  • section 78, Unexplained remittances from employers
  • Employers have specific obligations in relation to the deducting and remitting of child support as outlined in the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
  • section 46, details the duties of employers to make deductions from salary or wages
  • section 47-50, details duties where the employer has made deductions and is required to remit them, the requirement to advise Child Support Program where deductions are unable to be made or the employee’s employment is terminated, the requirement to advise the employee that deductions have been made and the fact that deduction variations can be advised by Child Support
  • section 51-56, details the fact that employers are not to prejudice employees that they deduct child support for
  • section 58, relates to privacy relating to child support deductions
  • section 59-60, details the requirements of record to be kept and preserved
  • section 61, details access to premises by Child Support (this is a compliance measure)
  • section 62-63, details the responsibilities of public officers
  • section 64, details the fact that amounts payable are debts due to the Commonwealth
  • section 65-65Aam relates to multiple debts and contractors

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Regulations 2018, Section 9, Protected earnings rate

Authorisations and delegations

Child Support Services Delegations and Authorisations

Service Officers (SO3/4)

  • authorised to reconcile or adjustments upward on employer accounts
  • only officers allocated to Employer Services positions are given access

Service Support Officer (SSO)

  • authorise reassignment of payments and adjustments down on employer accounts