Initial contact by customer claiming child support 277-50020000
Policy
Family Assistance Guide, 3.1.6.40, Child support assessments
Family Assistance Guide, 3.1.5.30, Taking reasonable maintenance action
The Child Support Guide 2.1.1, Applying for a child support assessment
The Child Support Guide 1.5, International arrangements
The Child Support Guide 3.6.1: Registrable overseas maintenance liabilities
The Child Support Guide 3.6.2: Registering overseas maintenance liabilities for collection
Legislation
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Eligibility for a child support assessment
Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
- Part 3 - Children who may be covered by Act
- Part 4 - Applications to Registrar for administrative assessment of child support
Eligibility for Child Support collection
Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
- section 17, Liabilities in relation to children that are registrable maintenance liabilities
- 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 19, Exclusion of liabilities by regulation
- section 25: Application for registration of registrable maintenance liability
Maintenance Action Test
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999, schedule 1, clause 10, Effect of maintenance rights