Employer/Organisation debt repayment (CS) 277-04180000

Policy

Child Support Guide 7.4.3 Paying child support - employer withholding

Child Support Guide 7.4.3.20 Employer obligations for collection from salary or wages

Child Support Guide 8.4 Child support debt - court enforcement

Child Support Guide 11.6.1 Employer offences

Child Support Guide 11.6.7 Prosecution of offences

Legislation

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Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

• section 51- Penalty for late remittance of deductions
• section 52 - Penalty for failure etc. to make deductions from salary or wages
• section 56 - Penalty to be alternative to prosecution for certain offences against Part
• section 46 - Duty of employer to make deductions from salary or wages
• section 47 - Additional duties of employers

Delegations and authorisations

The authorisation to approve payment of a debt by instalment or to defer the time to pay a debt varies according to the amount of outstanding debt, see Accountable Authority Instructions – section 5 Debts.

For more information about authorisations and delegations see Child Support Services, Delegations and Authorisations.