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Obsolete Child Support entries 277-08300000




Policy

Child Support Guide 1.5.3.10 Registrable overseas maintenance liabilities

Child Support Guide 8.1.5 What is an obsolete debt?

Legislation

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Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

  • section 17, Liabilities in relation to children that are registrable maintenance liabilities
  • section 17A, Liabilities in relation to persons who have paid amounts where no liability to pay because the person is not the parent
  • section 18, Liabilities in relation to parties to marriages, or parties to de facto relationships, that are registrable maintenance liabilities
  • section 18A, Liability in relation to registrable overseas maintenance liabilities
  • section 30, Effect of Registration
  • section 41, Obsolete entries in Child Support Register
  • section 80, (item 4): Decisions against which objections may be lodged

Delegations and Authorisations

Financial Delegation Schedules - Schedule 1.10 - Write-off debts. Item No.10, for delegation levels before 1 July 2014.

Child Support Services, Delegations and Authorisations.

EL1/EL2

  • Make decisions about obsolete entry submissions where the outstanding child support is $250,000 or below

SES1

  • Make decisions about obsolete entry submissions where the outstanding child support is $500,000 or below

SES2

  • Make decisions about obsolete entry submissions where the outstanding child support is above $500,000

For delegations and authorisations from 1 July 2014, see Financial Delegations and authorisations schedules - Internal delegation schedules - Schedule 4 - Write-off debts.