Registration of overseas maintenance liabilities (excluding New Zealand) 277-08020000

Policy

Child Support Guide Using the Child Support Guide

Child Support Guide 1.5.1 Australia’s international maintenance arrangements

Child Support Guide 1.5.3.10 Registrable overseas maintenance liabilities

Child Support Guide 1.5.3.20 Registering overseas maintenance liabilities for collection

Child Support Guide 1.5.3.30 Overseas maintenance liabilities that cannot be registered

Child Support Guide 1.6.3 Resident of a reciprocating jurisdiction

Child Support Guide 2.1.1 Applications for assessment

Child Support Guide 3.2.1 Periodic amounts payable to the payee

Legislation

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Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

• section 4, Interpretation
• section 18A, Liability in relation to registrable overseas maintenance liabilities
• section 25, Application for registration of registrable maintenance liability
• section 25A, Inclusion of certain liabilities in the Child Support Register
• section 28, Day on which liability first becomes enforceable under Act
• section 30AA, Rule to avoid dual liabilities

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

• Section 152, Court order etc. to cease to have effect where child support becomes payable

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Regulations 2018

• Section 11, Registrable overseas maintenance liability - penalty under international treaty
• Section 37, Conversion of foreign currency to Australian currency

Family Law Regulations 2024

• Regulation 105
• Regulation 109
• Regulation 110
• Regulation 115

Delegations and authorisations

Child Support Services, Delegations and Authorisations

Service Officer (SO4)

To register or refuse to register an overseas an overseas maintenance liability