Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CHILD SUPPORT (ASSESSMENT) ACT 1989 - SECT 5A

             (1)  The annualised MTAWE figure for a relevant September quarter means the figure that is 52 times the amount set out for the reference period in the quarter under the headings "Average Weekly Earnings--Trend--Males--All Employees Total Earnings" in a document published by the Australian Statistician entitled "Average Weekly Earnings, Australia".

             (2)  The relevant September quarter , in relation to a child support period, means the quarter ending on 30 September of the last calendar year ending before the child support period begins.

             (3)  If at any time (whether before or after the commencement of this section), the Australian Statistician publishes the amount referred to in subsection (1):

                     (a)  under differently described headings (the new headings ); or

                     (b)  in a document entitled otherwise than as described in subsection (1) (the new document );

then the annualised MTAWE figure is to be calculated in accordance with subsection (1) as if the references to:

                     (c)  "Average Weekly Earnings--Trend--Males--All Employees Total Earnings"; or

                     (d)  "Average Weekly Earnings, Australia";

were references to the new headings and/or the new document, as the case requires.

             (4)  For the purposes of this section, the reference period in a particular quarter is the period described by the Australian Statistician as the pay period ending on or before a specified day that is the third Friday of the middle month of that quarter.