Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) submissions and requests for additional information from Child Support 277-09180040

Generally, Child Support is a non-participating party to ART first reviews.

The ART may order Child Support to make written submissions or otherwise participate in the proceeding to help them in making an informed decision.

Child Support may make written submissions and/or give written notice to the ART that they wish to participate in the proceedings.

Submissions are managed by the External Review and Liaison Team and Litigation Branch.

The ART may require further information or documents in order to make a decision.

The ART may require Child Support to:

• provide information or documents that are held in agency systems under section 26 or section 79 of the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2024
• exercise information gathering powers to obtain information from another part or entity under s95J of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

Where the ART is reviewing a decision made by Centrelink, for example decision relating to pensions, benefits or allowances administered by Centrelink, the ART may request child support for information or documents relevant to that review.

Consider these requests in line with the Child Support Guide 11.4.3 Secrecy provisions.

See the Background page in Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) applications against Child Support decisions for information about roles and responsibilities.