Responding to requests from overseas authorities (excluding New Zealand) 277-08330000
Policy
Child Support Guide 1.5.1: Australia's international maintenance arrangements
Child Support Guide 1.5.2: International agreements and conventions
Child Support Guide 1.6.4: Habitual residency under the Australia - New Zealand agreement
Child Support Guide 11.1.6: Forwarding documents & substituted service
Child Support Guide 11.2: Collecting information
Child Support Guide 11.4: Privacy, secrecy, third party information & proof of identity
Child Support Guide 11.4.3: Secrecy provisions
Legislation
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Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
- Section 3: Objects
- Section 4: Interpretation
- Section 14A: Service of documents in Australia for overseas authority
- Section 16 Secrecy
- Section 16C: Registrar may require Commissioner to provide information
- Section 120: Obtaining of information and evidence
- Section 121A: Obtaining of information and evidence in relation to residents of reciprocating jurisdictions
- Section 121B: Giving information to overseas authorities
Child Support (Registration and Collection) Regulations 2018, Schedule 2 Reciprocating Jurisdiction
Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
- Section 4: Objects of Act
- Section 150: Secrecy
- Section 161: Obtaining of information and evidence
- Section 162A: Obtaining information in relation to residents of reciprocating jurisdictions