Child Support collection information for Centrelink staff 277-51040000

Policy

Family Assistance Guide, 3.1.6.70, Child Support Collection

Family Assistance Guide, 3.1.7.20, Estimating Maintenance Income

Legislation

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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. See:

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

• Schedule 1, clause 10, Effect of maintenance rights
• Schedule 1, Part 2, Division 5, Maintenance income test

For FTB instalment customers, maintenance income is estimated during the income year, see Family Assistance (Administration) Act 1999, section 31B, Variation of instalment entitlement determination to reflect revised maintenance income estimates

Eligibility for Child Support collection

For collection of child support, see Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988, section 17, Liabilities in relation to children that are registrable maintenance liabilities

For collection of spousal maintenance, see Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988, section 18, Liabilities in relation to parties to marriages that are registrable maintenance liabilities