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Child Support objection received out of time – Extension of time and Special Circumstance application 277-09170060



Policy

Child Support Guide 5: Change of assessment

Child Support Guide 10.2: Objections

Child Support Guide 10.2.4: Can an objection decision be made?

Child Support Guide 10.2.5: Extension of time to lodge objections

Child Support Guide 10.2.8: Objections to care percentage decisions

Child Support Guide 10.3.2: Decisions which can be reviewed by the ART

Legislation

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Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

  • section 4 - Definition of 'appealable refusal decision'
  • section 4 – Definition of 'appealable collection refusal decision'
  • section 4 – Definition of 'ART'
  • Part VII – Internal objection procedures for certain decisions
  • section 79D – Simplified outline
  • section 79E – Object of this Part
  • section 80A - Objections against care percentage decisions
  • section 81 – Time limits on lodging objections
  • section 82 - Applications for extensions of time
  • section 83- Consideration of applications for extensions of time for lodging objections
  • section 85 - Registrar to serve copies of objections and accompanying documents on other parties
  • section 87AA - Date of effect of objections relating to care percentage decisions that are allowed
  • Part VIIA – Review by Administrative Review Tribunal

Delegations and authorisations

Child Support Services, Delegations and Authorisations.

Decision Makers (internal)

  • authorised to make decision on objections to COA decisions

Service Officer (SO6) Part 6A Objections

  • authorised to disallow objections to COA decisions
  • authorised to allow (in whole or part) objections to COA decisions
  • make a new decision when an objection to a COA decision is allowed (when all parties were involved prior to the original decision being made)

Service Officer (SO6) and all higher levels

  • authorised to determine that service of documents is not required

General Objections Service Officer (SO5) and all higher levels

  • authorised to make decision on general objections (not COA), including care percentage under s52
  • authorised to make decisions to apply actual care in special circumstances

General Objections Service Officer (SO4)

  • authorised to make decisions on general objections (not care percentage under s52) and Extension of Time