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The Child Support Guide 2.10.1: Suspension of liability to pay child support when parents reconcile
The Child Support Guide 5.1.2: Registrable maintenance liabilities & how they are registered
The Child Support Guide 5.1.3: Date a liability first becomes enforceable
The Child Support Guide 5.1.4: Collection of arrears accrued during non-collect period
The Child Support Guide 5.1.5: Payment periods and payment of child support debts
The Child Support Guide 5.3.1: Non-agency payments
The Child Support Guide 5.4.7: Payee's right to enforce debt via court proceedings
The Child Support Guide 5.6.3: Reapplying for collection
The Child Support Guide 1.7: Family & domestic violence
Legislation
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Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
- section 12, Interpretation - happening of child support terminating events
- section 150E, Suspension of liability to pay child support where parents reconcile
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 that are registrable maintenance liabilities
- section 25, Application for registration of a registrable maintenance liability
- section 28A(3), Application by the payee for enforcement of arrears
- section 39, Application for variation to enable liability to again become enforceable under Act
- section 39A, Reversal of Section 38A or 38B Election - Collection of Arrears
- section 38B, Registrar Initiated Private Collect
Child Support (Assessment) Regulations 2018, Section 23, Date of making of application etc.
Delegations and authorisations
Child Support Services, Delegations and Authorisations.
Service Officer 3 (SO3 and above)
- Accept or refuse any AFC – for applications with up to 3 month’s arrears
Service Officer 4 (SO4)
- Accept or refuse any AFC - for applications for greater than 3 month’s arrears