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CHILD SUPPORT (ASSESSMENT) ACT 1989 - SECT 98W Simplified outline

CHILD SUPPORT (ASSESSMENT) ACT 1989 - SECT 98W

Simplified outline

    The following is a simplified outline of this Part:

  Jurisdiction under this Act is conferred on certain federal and State courts.

  Generally, a person may apply for an order under this Part without having first obtained internal review under Part   VII of the Registration and Collection Act.

  A court may declare that a person should, or should not, be assessed in respect of the costs of the child because the person is, or is not, a parent of the child.

  A court may grant leave for the making of a departure determination under Part   6A, or a departure order under Division   4 of this Part, in relation to a period more than 18 months but less than 7 years earlier.

  In special circumstances, a court may make an order equivalent to a departure determination.

  A court may order that child support be paid in a form other than periodic amounts paid to a carer (including in the form of a lump sum payment).

  A court may set aside a child support agreement or termination agreement in certain circumstances (such as fraud, undue influence or change of circumstance).

  A court may make an order for the payment of child support if a child is in urgent need of financial assistance.