Inflation adjustment (CS) 277-02050000
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Policy
The Child Support Guide: 3.4: Variations to court orders
The Child Support Guide: 3.4.3: CPI indexation for cost of living
The Child Support Guide: 2.4.2: Formula tables and values
The Child Support Guide: 2.7.1: What is a child support agreement?
Legislation
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Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
- section 4(1), Definitions, affecting event
- section 26, Particulars of liability to be entered in Child Support Register
- section 29, Conversion of amounts payable under registrable maintenance liability into daily rates etc
- section 34, Payee to notify Registrar of happening of affecting event
- section 35, Payer may apply to Registrar for variation of Child Support Register
- section 36, Registrar to vary Child Support Register on receipt of notification or application
- section 37, Registrar may vary Child Support Register to give effect to court order etc
Authorisations and delegations
Service Officer (SO3)
Process an inflation factor
Note: this does not prevent an officer at the SO2 level who has the support of their team leader from carrying out this type of work. However, the final decision to process an inflation factor must be made by an officer at the SO3 level or above.
For more information about authorisations and delegations see Child Support Services, Delegations and Authorisations.