Employer/Organisation debt repayment (CS) 277-04180000
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The Child Support Guide 5.2.3: Employer withholding - collection from salary or wages
The Child Support Guide 5.2.4: Employer obligations for collection from salary and wages
The Child Support Guide 5.4: Court enforcement
The Child Support Guide 6.8.1: Employer offences
The Child Support Guide 6.8.7: 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.