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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