Family Assistance and Child Support Legislation Amendment (Protecting Children) Act 2018 (36 of 2018)

Schedule 1   Child support amendments

Part 4   Overpayments

Division 1   Amendments

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

95   Subsection 44(7)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(7) If:

(a) because of subsection (6), the particulars of the entry in the Child Support Register in relation to the enforceable maintenance liability of the payer contain a statement that employer withholding does not apply in relation to that liability; and

(b) the payer does not make timely payments to the Registrar under that liability or any other deductible liability of the payer;

the Registrar must vary those particulars so that they contain a statement that employer withholding applies in relation to the enforceable maintenance liability.