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Family Tax Benefit (FTB) customers with court order or a court registered agreement 277-51070050

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Policy

Family Assistance Guide, 3.1.6.30, Court orders & court registered agreements

Legislation

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Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A is limited to the base rate for a child if action to obtain child support is required but reasonable action is not taken. See:

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999, schedule 1, clause 10, Effect of certain maintenance rights

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 or parties to de facto relationships that are registrable maintenance liabilities
  • section 19, Exclusion of liabilities by regulation

Child Support may suspend collection

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

  • section 37B, Registered maintenance liability not to be enforced if payer is a low-income recipient of a social security pension or a social security benefit
  • section 39B, Amounts not enforceable under this Act during periods when the payee is not the main provider of ongoing daily care for a child