Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CHILD SUPPORT (ASSESSMENT) ACT 1989 - SECT 40A

             (1)  If, in applying:

                     (a)  subsection 36(4) or 38(5) or (6); or

                     (b)  step 9 in the method statement in section 39 or 40; or

                     (c)  subsection 65A(5);

child support is payable to:

                     (d)  a parent and a non‑parent carer of a child; or

                     (e)  2 non‑parent carers of a child;

then, the annual rate of child support for the child for a day in the child support period that each parent or non‑parent carer (as the case requires) is, subject to section 40B, entitled to be paid is:

Note:          Under section 40B, a non‑parent carer of a child is not entitled to be paid child support unless he or she applies under section 25A in relation to the child.

             (2)  In applying subsection (1), even if a non‑parent carer is not entitled to be paid an annual rate of child support because of section 40B, the non‑parent carer's cost percentage is taken into account.