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Applying for Child Support collection and effect on Family Tax Benefit (FTB) 277-51040010

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This page contains links to policy and legislation.

Policy

Family Assistance Guide, 3.1.6.70, Child Support Collection

Family Assistance Guide, 3.1.6.30, Court Orders & Registered Agreements

Family Assistance Guide, 3.1.7.20, Estimating of Maintenance Income

Legislation

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Rate of Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

  • Schedule 1, clause 10, Effect of maintenance rights
  • Schedule 1, Part 2, Division 5, Maintenance income test
  • Schedule 1, clause 20A, Annualised amount of maintenance income
  • section 31B, Variation of instalment entitlement determination to reflect revised maintenance income estimates

Eligibility for Child Support collection

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

  • section 17, Liabilities in relation to children that are registrable maintenance liabilities
  • section 18, Liabilities in relation to parties to marriages that are registrable maintenance liabilities