Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme - New Formula and Other Measures) Act 2006 (146 of 2006)

Schedule 4   Other amendments commencing on 1 January 2007

Part 1   Amendments

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

4   Division 1 of Part 6A

Repeal the Division, substitute:

Division 1 - Preliminary

98A Simplified outline

The following is a simplified outline of this Part:

• The Registrar can make a determination under this Part to depart from the provisions of this Act relating to administrative assessment of child support for a child.

• A liable parent or a carer entitled to child support can apply for such a determination, or the Registrar can make a determination on his or her own initiative.

• The Registrar must not make a determination in respect of a day that is more than 18 months earlier without leave of a court under section 112.

• The grounds for deciding whether to make a determination are the same as a court uses in deciding whether to make an order under Division 4 of Part 7.

• If the Registrar is considering making a determination, the parties can make a child support agreement in relation to child support payable for the child instead of the Registrar making the determination.

• Under section 80 of the Registration and Collection Act, certain persons can object to a decision to make or refuse to make a determination under this Part.