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Ending a Child Support assessment 277-03150000

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WA ex-nuptial child support cases

Ending WA ex-nuptial child support assessments must use the legislation in place before the 1 July 2018 amendments.

Policy

Child Support Guide 1.4.1: Family & domestic violence

Child Support Guide 2.10.2: Electing to end an assessment

Child Support Guide 8.1.1: Overpayments

Child Support Guide 10.4.2: Applications & orders about decisions under the CSA Act

Legislation

Links to the Federal Register of Legislation site go to a 'Series' page. Select the 'Latest' version.

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

  • section 12(4), Interpretation - happening of child support terminating events
  • section 151, Election by payee entitled to child support to end administrative assessment

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988, section 113A

Delegations and authorisations

Child Support Services, Delegations and Authorisations

Service Officer (SO3)

To process an end to an assessment.

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 as long as the final decision to either accept, refuse etc. is made by an officer at the SO3 level or above.