Applications for child support assessment through Centrelink 277-51010010
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Family Assistance Guide, 3.1.5.25, Who is entitled to apply for maintenance
Family Assistance Guide, 3.1.5.30, Taking reasonable maintenance action
Family Assistance Guide, 3.1.5.40, Maintenance action in progress
Family Assistance Guide, 3.1.6.40, Child support assessments
Child Support Guide 2.1.1 Applications for assessment
Child Support Guide 2.1.3 Parentage
Legislation
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Maintenance Action Test (MAT)
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999, schedule 1, clause 10, Effect of maintenance rights
Note: Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A is limited to the base rate for a child if the customer or their partner is entitled to apply for child support for the child but does not take reasonable action to get child support.
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
Agreements and arrangements
Services Australia delivers payments and services on behalf of other government agencies. A range of bilateral agreements and Bilateral Management Arrangements (BMA) governs our relationships with those agencies.
For more information, contact the Network and Partnerships Team.
Business Partnership Agreement
Child Support undertakes to finalise an application for child support assessment within 21 days of it being received.