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CHILD SUPPORT (REGISTRATION AND COLLECTION) ACT 1988 - NOTES

Act No. 3 of 1988 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 1 July 2009
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 144 of 2008

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department,
Canberra

  

  

  


Contents

Part I--Preliminary                                                                                                                 1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

3............ Objects of Act .................................................................................... 1

3A......... Application of the Criminal Code ...................................................... 1

4............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 2

5............ Extension and application of Act in relation to maintenance of exnuptial children 15

6............ Additional application of Act in relation to maintenance of children of marriages   17

7............ Corresponding State laws ................................................................. 17

8............ Act to bind Crown ............................................................................ 18

9............ External Territories ........................................................................... 18

Part II--Administration                                                                                                      19

10.......... Child Support Registrar .................................................................... 19

11.......... Secretary to have general administration of Act ............................... 19

13.......... Child Support Register ..................................................................... 19

14.......... Annual report ................................................................................... 19

15.......... Delegation ......................................................................................... 20

16.......... Secrecy .............................................................................................. 20

16AA.... Offence of unauthorised use of information ..................................... 27

16A....... Applications, notices, elections to be in the manner specified by the Registrar      28

16B....... Registrar's power to request tax file numbers .................................. 29

16C....... Registrar may require Commissioner to provide information .......... 30

Part III--Registration of maintenance liabilities                                                 31

Division 1--Registrable maintenance liabilities                                           31

17.......... Liabilities in relation to children that are registrable maintenance liabilities             31

17A....... Liabilities in relation to persons who have paid amounts where no liability to pay because the person is not the parent .......................................................................................................... 31

18.......... Liabilities in relation to parties to marriages, or parties to de facto relationships, that are registrable maintenance liabilities ............................................................................................ 32

18A....... Liability in relation to registrable overseas maintenance liabilities ... 32

19.......... Exclusion of liabilities by regulation ................................................. 33

Division 2--Registration of maintenance liabilities                                    34

20.......... Arrangements with States, Northern Territory and Norfolk Island for transfer of liabilities   34

21.......... Arrangements in relation to Territories (other than the Northern Territory or Norfolk Island) for transfer of liabilities .......................................................................................................... 34

22.......... Registrar to register transferred liabilities in Child Support Register 34

23.......... Payer and payee to notify Registrar when registrable maintenance liability arises etc.           34

24.......... Registrar to register liability in Child Support Register on receipt of notification etc.            36

24A....... Registrar to register liability in Child Support Register on making of child support assessment            36

25.......... Application for registration of registrable maintenance liability ...... 37

25A....... Inclusion of certain liabilities in the Child Support Register ............ 39

25B....... Effect of inclusion ............................................................................. 39

25C....... Limitation on inclusion of liabilities in Register ............................... 39

26.......... Particulars of liability to be entered in Child Support Register ........ 40

26A....... Payment period to be entered in Register under paragraph 26(2)(b) if Registrar to collect by deduction from salary or wages ................................................................................................ 42

26B....... Payment period to be entered in Register under paragraph 26(2)(b) if payer makes voluntary payments             43

26C....... Initial period that may be registered under paragraph 26(2)(a) ........ 45

27.......... Single entry in relation to all liabilities with same payer and payee . 47

28.......... Day on which liability first becomes enforceable under Act ............ 47

28A....... Reversal of subsection 23(3) or 24A(2) election--collection of arrears   48

28B....... Conversion of periodic amounts into payment rates in respect of payment periods              51

29.......... Conversion of amounts payable under registrable maintenance liability into daily rates etc. 52

30.......... Effect of registration ......................................................................... 52

30AA.... Rule to avoid dual liabilities .............................................................. 52

30A....... Enforcement of Australian liabilities overseas .................................. 53

31.......... Effect of registration on existing garnishment and attachment of earnings orders    54

32.......... Payer and payee to be given copy of entry in Child Support Register on application            54

Division 3--Variations to entries in Child Support Register                 55

33.......... Payee to notify Registrar of court order varying registered maintenance liability etc.             55

34.......... Payee to notify Registrar of happening of affecting event ............... 55

35.......... Payer may apply to Registrar for variation of Child Support Register .. 56

36.......... Registrar to vary Child Support Register on receipt of notification or application                 57

37.......... Registrar may vary Child Support Register to give effect to court order etc.          57

37A....... Registrar to vary Child Support Register on amendment of child support assessment           58

37B....... Registered maintenance liability not to be enforced if payer is a low‑income recipient of a social security pension or a social security benefit ....................................................................... 58

38.......... Variation of Register to have enforceable maintenance liability no longer enforced under Act                61

38A....... Election by payee or by payee and payer jointly ............................ 61

38B....... Decision by Registrar based on payment record and other factors .. 62

38C....... Election not to enforce--registered maintenance liability ................ 63

39.......... Application for variation to enable liability to again become enforceable under Act               63

39A....... Reversal of section 38A election or 38B decision--collection of arrears                 64

39B....... Amounts not enforceable under this Act during periods when the payee is not the main provider of ongoing daily care for a child .......................................................................................... 67

40.......... Entry wrongly existing in Child Support Register ........................... 69

41.......... Obsolete entries in Child Support Register ...................................... 69

42.......... Correction of clerical errors and other mistakes in Child Support Register              69

42A....... Registrar may vary Child Support Register to change period entered under paragraph 26(2)(b) to reflect pay cycle .......................................................................................................... 70

42B....... Registrar may vary Child Support Register if payer's pay cycle changes               70

Division 4--Notices in respect of registration decisions                         72

42C....... Notices must be given to payers and payees in relation to registration decisions    72

42D....... Content of notices in relation to registration decisions for registrable overseas maintenance liabilities   73

Part IV--Collection by deduction from salary or wages                                  75

Division 1--Employer withholding                                                                       75

43.......... General rule of collection by automatic withholding in case of employees              75

44.......... Cases in which employer withholding not applicable ...................... 75

45.......... Notification to be given to employer and employee ........................ 78

46.......... Duty of employer to make deductions from salary or wages .......... 79

47.......... Additional duties of employers ........................................................ 81

48.......... Two or more employers in relation to one employee ...................... 82

49.......... Discharge of payer's liability to Registrar and employer's liability to payer          83

50.......... Payment by trustees of deducted amounts ...................................... 83

Division 2--Penalties                                                                                                  85

51.......... Penalty for late remittance of deductions ......................................... 85

52.......... Penalty for failure etc. to make deductions from salary or wages .... 85

53.......... Penalty in relation to certain unexplained remittances by employers 86

54.......... Remission of certain penalty amounts ............................................. 86

55.......... Reduction of late payment penalty where judgment debt carries interest                87

56.......... Penalty to be alternative to prosecution for certain offences against Part                88

Division 3--Provisions applicable to employers                                           90

57.......... Employers not to prejudice employees because of registrable maintenance liabilities etc.      90

58.......... Employers not to disclose information etc. ...................................... 91

59.......... Records to be kept and preserved by employers ............................. 91

60.......... Incorrectly keeping records etc. ........................................................ 92

61.......... Access to premises etc. .................................................................... 92

62.......... Public officer of company ................................................................ 93

63.......... Public officer of trust estate ............................................................. 94

Division 4--Miscellaneous                                                                                       96

64.......... Amounts payable under Part debts due to Commonwealth ............. 96

65.......... Application of amounts paid or credited where 2 or more debts due 96

Division 5--Application of this Part to those engaged under a contract for services     97

65AA.... Application of this Part to those engaged under a contract for services   97

Part IVA--Election available to payers who make voluntary payments of maintenance liabilities             98

65A....... Election under this Part .................................................................... 98

65B....... Registrar to act on election ............................................................... 98

Part V--Payment and recovery of child support debts                                   100

66.......... When child support debts become payable .................................... 100

67.......... Penalty for late payment of child support debts ........................... 100

67A....... Due date of certain debts for the purposes of calculating penalty . 101

68.......... Remission of late payment penalty ................................................ 102

69.......... Reduction of late payment penalty where judgment debt carries interest                103

69A....... Crediting of lump sum payments ................................................... 103

70.......... Apportionment of payment between payees ................................ 105

71.......... Direct payments to payee .............................................................. 106

71AA.... Registrar may offset child support debts between payer and payee 106

71A....... Payments to third persons by payer .............................................. 108

71B....... Payments not in money .................................................................. 109

71C....... Other payments of up to 30% of child support liability ............... 109

71D....... Registrar may refuse to credit amounts in special circumstances ... 111

71E........ Notices must be given to payers and payees in relation to registration decisions    111

72.......... Application of certain amounts to debts under this Act ................ 112

72A....... Registrar may collect child support related debts from a third person 113

72AA.... Deductions from social security pensions and benefits ................. 115

72AB.... Deductions from family tax benefit ................................................ 116

72AC.... Deductions from veterans' pensions and allowances ..................... 118

72B....... Person receiving or controlling money of a debtor who is outside Australia            119

72C....... Transaction to defeat maintenance liability .................................... 121

Part VA--Departure prohibition orders                                                                  123

Division 1--Registrar may make departure prohibition orders         123

72D....... Registrar may make departure prohibition orders .......................... 123

72E........ Meaning of child support liability ................................................... 124

Division 2--Offence provision                                                                              125

72F........ Departure from Australia of certain child support debtors prohibited 125

Division 3--Administrative requirements                                                     126

72G....... Notification requirements for departure prohibition orders ........... 126

72H....... Operation of departure prohibition order ....................................... 126

72I......... Revocation and variation of departure prohibition orders .............. 127

72J........ Notification of decisions about revocation and variation ............... 127

Division 4--Departure authorisation certificates                                       129

72K....... Application for departure authorisation certificate ........................ 129

72L........ When Registrar must issue departure authorisation certificate ...... 129

72M...... Security for person's return to Australia ....................................... 130

72N....... What departure authorisation certificate must authorise ................ 130

72O....... Notification requirements for departure authorisation certificates . 130

72P........ Notification requirements for substituted days .............................. 131

Division 5--Appeals and review in relation to departure prohibition orders and departure authorisation certificates                                                                                             132

72Q....... Appeals to courts against making of departure prohibition orders 132

72R....... Jurisdiction of courts ...................................................................... 132

72S........ Orders of court on appeal ............................................................... 132

72T....... Applications for review of certain decisions .................................. 132

Division 6--Enforcement                                                                                        133

72U....... Powers of authorised officers ......................................................... 133

72V....... Privilege against self‑incrimination ................................................. 134

72W...... Certain people must produce authority to depart .......................... 134

Division 7--Definitions etc.                                                                                   135

72X....... Definitions ...................................................................................... 135

72Y....... Interpretation--departure from Australia for foreign country ....... 135

Part VI--Payments to payees                                                                                       136

Division 1--Child Support Account                                                                   136

73.......... Child Support Account .................................................................. 136

74.......... Credit of amounts to Account ........................................................ 136

75.......... Purposes of the Account ................................................................ 137

Division 2--Payments to payees                                                                         138

76.......... Entitlement of payees to be paid collected amounts ...................... 138

77.......... Unremitted deductions made by employers ................................... 139

78.......... Unexplained remittances from employers ...................................... 139

79.......... Overpayments of payees ............................................................... 140

Division 3--Suspension determinations                                                          141

79A....... Suspension determinations--pending declarations that person should not be assessed in respect of the costs of the child ................................................................................................ 141

79B....... Suspension determinations--pending SSAT and court reviews .... 142

79C....... Varying particulars after suspension or resumption determination is made             144

Part VII--Internal objection procedures for certain decisions                  145

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                           145

79D....... Simplified outline ............................................................................ 145

79E........ Object of this Part .......................................................................... 145

Division 2--Decisions against which objections may be lodged        146

80.......... Decisions against which objections may be lodged ........................ 146

Division 3--Time limits on lodging objections                                            149

81.......... Time limits on lodging objections ................................................... 149

82.......... Applications for extensions of time ............................................... 149

83.......... Consideration of applications for extensions of time for lodging objections            149

Division 4--Requirements relating to objections                                      151

84.......... Grounds of objections .................................................................... 151

85.......... Registrar to serve copies of objections and accompanying documents on other parties          151

86.......... Other party may oppose or support objection .............................. 152

Division 5--Consideration of objections                                                         153

87.......... Consideration of objections by Registrar ....................................... 153

Part VIIA--SSAT review of certain decisions                                                    154

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                           154

87A....... Simplified outline ............................................................................ 154

88.......... SSAT objective ............................................................................... 154

Division 2--Applications for review                                                                  155

Subdivision A--Applications for review                                                               155

89.......... Applications for review .................................................................. 155

Subdivision B--Time limit on applications for review                                      156

90.......... Time limit on applications for review ............................................ 156

91.......... Application for extension of time ................................................... 156

92.......... Consideration of applications for extension of time for applying for review           156

93.......... Procedures on receiving applications for review not required until review of extension application completed     157

Subdivision C--Application procedures                                                              158

94.......... Application procedures .................................................................. 158

95.......... Procedures on receiving applications for review ............................ 159

96.......... Parties to be given statements about decisions under review ......... 160

97.......... When document is not required to be sent ..................................... 161

98.......... Directions prohibiting or restricting disclosure of documents ........ 162

Subdivision D--Effect of variations of original decisions on applications     162

99.......... Variations of decisions before reviews completed .......................... 162

Subdivision E--Dismissal of applications                                                            163

99A....... Subdivision does not apply in relation to Registrar ....................... 163

100........ Dismissal of an application ............................................................ 163

100A..... Dismissal of an application on request of party ............................ 164

Division 3--Parties to reviews                                                                             165

101........ Parties to reviews ........................................................................... 165

102........ Notice of application to persons affected by decision ................... 166

Division 3A--Prehearing conferences                                                             167

103........ Pre‑hearing conferences .................................................................. 167

Division 4--Hearings                                                                                                168

Subdivision A--Arrangements for hearings                                                      168

103A..... Arrangements for hearings .............................................................. 168

Subdivision B--Submissions from parties other than the Registrar            168

103B..... Subdivision does not apply in relation to Registrar ....................... 168

103C..... Submissions .................................................................................... 168

103D..... Written submissions only ............................................................... 169

103E...... Hearings without oral submissions from a party ........................... 170

Subdivision C--Submissions from the Registrar                                              171

103F...... Submissions from the Registrar ...................................................... 171

Subdivision D--Other evidence provisions                                                         172

103G..... Evidence on oath or affirmation ...................................................... 172

103H..... Children of parties not to give evidence ......................................... 172

103J...... Provision of further information by Registrar ................................ 172

103K..... Power to obtain information ........................................................... 172

103L...... SSAT may require Registrar to obtain information ........................ 173

Subdivision E--Hearing procedure                                                                       174

103M.... Chair for hearings ............................................................................ 174

103N..... Hearing procedure ........................................................................... 174

103P...... Hearing in private ........................................................................... 174

103Q..... Restrictions on disclosure of information obtained at hearing ........ 175

103R..... Adjournment of hearings ................................................................ 175

Division 5--Decisions on review                                                                        176

Subdivision A--SSAT review powers                                                                   176

103S...... SSAT must affirm, vary or set aside decisions ............................... 176

103T..... Powers of the SSAT for purposes of reviews ................................ 176

103U..... Decision of questions before SSAT ................................................ 176

103V..... Date of effect of SSAT decisions ................................................... 177

103VA.. Appeal to AAT on decisions relating to percentages of care ......... 177

Subdivision B--Consent orders                                                                            177

103W.... Powers of SSAT if parties reach agreement ................................... 177

Subdivision C--Notification and publication of decisions                                178

103X..... Procedure following SSAT decision ............................................... 178

103Y..... Correction of errors in decisions or statements of reasons ............. 180

Subdivision D--Costs                                                                                              180

103Z..... Costs of review ............................................................................... 180

Division 6--Other provisions                                                                               182

103ZA.. Directions as to procedure for reviews ........................................... 182

Part VIII--Court review of certain decisions                                                      184

Division 1--Preliminary                                                                                           184

103ZB... Simplified outline ............................................................................ 184

Division 2--Jurisdiction of courts                                                                      185

103ZC... Simplified outline ............................................................................ 185

104........ Jurisdiction of courts under Act ..................................................... 185

105........ Application of Family Law Act ..................................................... 186

106........ Appellate jurisdiction of Family Court under Act ......................... 187

107........ Appeals to Family Court from courts other than the Federal Magistrates Court and the Magistrates Court of Western Australia ......................................................................................... 187

107A..... Appeals to Family Court from the Federal Magistrates Court and the Magistrates Court of Western Australia   189

108........ Cases stated .................................................................................... 191

109........ Appeals to High Court ................................................................... 193

110........ Appeals from courts of summary jurisdiction ............................... 193

Division 3--Appeals and references of questions of law from SSAT to courts 195

Subdivision A--Preliminary                                                                                  195

110A..... Simplified outline ............................................................................ 195

Subdivision B--Appeals from decisions of SSAT                                              195

110B..... Appeals from decisions of SSAT ................................................... 195

110C..... Time limits for instituting appeals ................................................. 195

110D..... Parties to appeals ........................................................................... 196

110E...... Constitution of courts .................................................................... 196

110F...... Powers of courts ............................................................................. 196

110G..... Courts may make findings of fact ................................................... 197

Subdivision C--References of questions of law from SSAT                            198

110H..... Reference of questions of law to courts ......................................... 198

110J...... Constitution of courts .................................................................... 198

Subdivision D--Other provisions                                                                          199

110K..... Sending of documents to, and disclosure of documents by, the court 199

Part VIIIA--Other provisions relating to reviews of decisions                 200

Division 1A--Preliminary                                                                                        200

110N..... Simplified outline ............................................................................ 200

Division 1--Effect of pending reconsiderations on assessments, registrations etc.       201

Subdivision A--Preliminary                                                                                  201

110P...... Scope of Division ........................................................................... 201

110Q..... Meaning of reconsideration ............................................................ 201

Subdivision B--Effect of pending reconsiderations                                           201

110R..... Pending reconsiderations do not affect operation of decisions ....... 201

110S...... Pending reconsiderations not to affect registrations etc. ................ 201

110T..... Pending reconsiderations do not affect assessments ...................... 202

110U..... Pending reconsiderations do not affect decisions under section 64A of the Assessment Act 202

Division 2--Implementation of decisions                                                       203

110V..... Registrar must implement decisions ............................................... 203

Division 3--Determining when decisions become final                          204

110W.... Determining when decisions become final ...................................... 204

Division 4--Restrictions on publication of review proceedings         206

110X..... Restrictions on publication of review proceedings ......................... 206

Part VIIIB--Other provisions relating to courts                                               210

111A..... Simplified outline ............................................................................ 210

111B..... General powers of court ................................................................. 210

111C..... Stay orders ...................................................................................... 212

111CA.. Frivolous or vexatious proceedings ................................................ 212

111D..... Copies of orders to be forwarded to Registrar ............................... 213

111E...... Registrar may intervene in proceedings .......................................... 213

111F...... Court order for payment in proceedings instituted by payee to recover debt         213

111G..... Costs in proceedings instituted by payee to recover debt ............. 214

111H..... Cessation of orders under Act ........................................................ 214

Part IX--Miscellaneous                                                                                                   215

111........ Duties of payers and payees .......................................................... 215

112........ Copies of maintenance orders and agreements to be forwarded to Registrar            216

113........ Recovery of debts etc. .................................................................... 216

113A..... Recovery of debts by payees ......................................................... 217

114........ Application of payments ............................................................... 218

115........ Substituted service .......................................................................... 218

116........ Evidence .......................................................................................... 218

117........ Appearance by Registrar etc. ......................................................... 219

118........ Judicial notice of signature .............................................................. 220

119........ False or misleading statements ....................................................... 220

120........ Obtaining of information and evidence ........................................... 221

121........ Order to comply with requirement ................................................. 222

121A..... Obtaining of information and evidence in relation to residents of reciprocating jurisdictions 222

121B..... Giving information to overseas authorities ..................................... 223

121C..... Regulations may prescribe manner of giving notices or other communications        223

122........ Right of contribution ...................................................................... 223

124........ Application of Act to overseas orders and agreements .................. 224

124A..... Regulations in relation to overseas‑related maintenance obligations etc. 224

125........ Regulations ..................................................................................... 224

Notes                                                                                                                                           225


  

Notes to the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

Note 1

The Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 3, 1988 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For application, saving or transitional provisions made by the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, see Act No. 55, 2001.

For all other relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act

Number
and year

Date
of Assent

Date of commencement

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Child Support Act 1988

3, 1988

9 Mar 1988

1 June 1988 (see Gazette 1988, No. S148)

 

Child Support Amendment Act 1988

132, 1988

22 Dec 1988

22 Dec 1988

--

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

124, 1989

21 Sept 1989

1 Oct 1989 (see Gazette 1989, No. S314)

--

Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1989

163, 1989

19 Dec 1989

Part 3 (ss.
7-17): Royal Assent (a)

--

Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 1990

138, 1990

28 Dec 1990

28 Dec 1990

--

Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1991

216, 1991

24 Dec 1991

Part 2 (ss. 3, 4) and s. 88: Royal Assent (b)

--

Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 1992

13, 1992

6 Apr 1992

6 Apr 1992

--

Child Support Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992

151, 1992

11 Dec 1992

Ss. 6, 7, 10, 11 and 14-20: 1 July 1993
Ss. 34, 36 and 41: 1 Jan 1993
Ss. 37 and 39:
1 June 1988
Remainder: Royal Assent

--

Corporate Law Reform Act 1992

210, 1992

24 Dec 1992

S. 125: 23 June 1993 (see Gazette 1993, No. S186) (c)

--

Insolvency (Tax Priorities) Legislation Amendment Act 1993

32, 1993

16 June 1993

Ss. 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 and Part 5 (ss.  29, 30): 1 June 1993
Part 4
(ss. 20-28): 1 July 1993
Remainder: Royal Assent

--

Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 1995

39, 1995

29 May 1995

S. 22: (d)
Remainder: Royal Assent

--

Family Law Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995

140, 1995

12 Dec 1995

Schedule 1 (Part 3): 11 June 1996 (see Gazette 1996, No. GN5) (e)

--

Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1995

170, 1995

16 Dec 1995

Schedule 2 (items 58, 64): Royal Assent (f)

Sch. 2 (item 64)

Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997

29, 1997

17 Apr 1997

1 July 1997 (see s. 2)

--

Child Support Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1997

84, 1997

23 June 1997

Schedule 1 (items 29-39): 21 July 1997 (g)

--

Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997

152, 1997

24 Oct 1997

Schedule 2 (items
605-620): 1 Jan 1998 (see Gazette 1997, No. GN49) (h)

--

Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1998

47, 1998

23 June 1998

Schedule 4 (items 2, 3): Royal Assent (i)

--

Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 1998

120, 1998

15 Dec 1998

Schedule 3 (item 10), Schedule 4, Schedule 8 (items 6-8), Schedule 9 (items 20-63), Schedules 10 and 11, Schedule 12 (items 1-5), Schedule 17 and Schedule 19 (items 18-20): 1 July 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S261) (j)
Schedule 12 (items 6-9): 1 July 1999 (j)
Schedule 22 (item 9): Royal Assent (j)

S. 4(2), Sch. 4 (item 8) and Sch. 19 (item 20)

Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999

44, 1999

17 June 1999

Schedule 7 (items 16-18): 1 July 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S283) (k)

S. 3(2)(e) (am. by 160, 2000, Sch. 4 [item 4])

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Financial Sector Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2000

160, 2000

21 Dec 2000

Schedule 1 (item 21): Royal Assent
Remainder: 18 Jan 2001

--

Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999

146, 1999

11 Nov 1999

Schedule 1 (items 287, 288): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (l)

--

A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Act 1999

179, 1999

22 Dec 1999

Schedule 11 (items 4-9): 1 July 2000 (m)

--

Federal Magistrates (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999

194, 1999

23 Dec 1999

Schedule 9: 23 Dec 1999 (n)

--

Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 2000

49, 2000

3 May 2000

3 May 2000

--

New Business Tax System (Alienation of Personal Services Income) Act 2000

86, 2000

30 June 2000

Schedule 1 (Items 59, 60): (o)

--

Family Law Amendment Act 2000

143, 2000

29 Nov 2000

Schedule 3 (items 4C, 5): 27 Dec 2000 (p)

--

Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001

55, 2001

28 June 2001

Ss. 4-14 and Schedule 3 (items 98, 99): 15 July 2001 (see Gazette 2001, No. S285) (q)

Ss. 4-14 [see Note 1]

Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 2001

75, 2001

30 June 2001

Schedule 1A (items 25, 26): 1 July 2002 (r)
Schedule 5 (items (36-67, 74), Schedule 6 (item 1) and Schedule 10 (items 24-28, 35): Royal Assent (r)
Schedule 6 (items 2-4): (r)
Schedule 10 (items 29-34): (r)

Sch. 5 (item 74)

Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001

137, 2001

1 Oct 2001

2 Oct 2001

S. 4

Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005

8, 2005

22 Feb 2005

S. 4 and Schedule 1 (items 111-116, 496): Royal Assent

S. 4 and Sch. 1 (item 496)

Jurisdiction of Courts (Family Law) Act 2006

22, 2006

6 Apr 2006

Schedule 1 (items 5-9, 27): 1 July 2006 (see F2006L01796)

Sch. 1 (item 27)

Jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Court Legislation Amendment Act 2006

23, 2006

6 Apr 2006

Schedule 4 (items 1-3): 4 May 2006

Sch. 4 (item 2)

Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2006

30, 2006

6 Apr 2006

Schedule 1 (items 22-24): 7 Apr 2006

--

Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act 2006

46, 2006

22 May 2006

Schedule 9 (items 4, 5): 1 July 2006

--

Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme--Initial Measures) Act 2006

53, 2006

15 June 2006

S. 4 and Schedule 5 (items 9-21): Royal Assent
Schedule 4: 1 July 2006
Schedule 5 (items 9-17): Royal Assent

S. 4, Sch. 4 (item 2) and Sch. 5 (items
18-21)

Tax Laws Amendment (Repeal of Inoperative Provisions) Act 2006

101, 2006

14 Sept 2006

Schedule 2 (items 27, 28) and Schedule 6 (items 1, 6-11): Royal Assent

Sch. 6 (items 1,
6-11)

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

146, 2006

6 Dec 2006

Schedule 1, Schedule 2 (items 1-117), Schedule 5 (items 1-29,
78-90), Schedules 6, 7 and Schedule 8 (items 1-5,
7-13, 15-19, 21-157): 1 July 2008
Schedule 3: 1 Jan 2007
Schedule 4: (s)
Schedule 5 (items 30-72): (s)
Remainder: Royal Assent

Sch. 3 (items 77(1)-(6), 78(2), (3), 79, 80),
Sch. 4 (items
44-46), Sch. 5 (items 74(1), 74(3)-(5)
75(1)-(5), 76, 77) and Sch. 7 (items
13-15)
Sch. 2 (item 115) (am. by 82, 2007, Sch. 1 [item 99])
Sch. 5 (item 73) (rs. by 63, 2008, Sch. 6 [item 16])
Sch. 5 (item 73A) (ad. by 63, 2008, Sch. 6 [item 16])
Sch. 5 (item 74(2)) (am. by 63, 2008, Sch. 6 [item 17])

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment (Child Support Reform Consolidation and Other Measures) Act 2007

82, 2007

21 June 2007

Schedule 1 (items 80, 99, 212): (see 82, 2007 below)

Sch. 1 (item 80)
S. 2(1) (am. by 73, 2008, Sch. 2 [item 16])

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Statute Law Revision Act 2008

73, 2008

3 July 2008

Schedule 2 (item 16): (see 73, 2008 below)

--

Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2008

63, 2008

30 June 2008

Schedule 6 (items 16, 17): (see 63, 2008 below)

--

Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (2006 Budget Measures) Act 2006

156, 2006

8 Dec 2006

Schedule 1: 1 Jan 2007
Remainder: Royal Assent

--

Statute Law Revision Act 2007

8, 2007

15 Mar 2007

Schedule 4 (item 5): Royal Assent

--

Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Simplification) Act 2007

15, 2007

15 Mar 2007

Schedule 3 (items 4, 5, 66(1)): 15 Mar 2007

Sch. 3 (item 66(1))

Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment (Child Support Reform Consolidation and Other Measures) Act 2007

82, 2007

21 June 2007

S. 4 and Schedule 12 (items 24-33): Royal Assent
Schedule 1 (items 22-77, 80-91) and Schedule 4 (items 11-20): 22 June 2007
Schedule 1 (item 99): (t)
Schedule 1 (item 101), Schedule 3 (items 18-28) and Schedule 4 (items 39-46): 1 Jan 2008
Schedule 1 (items
193-211), Schedule 2 (items 150, 151) and Schedule 3 (items 50-55): (t)
Schedule 1 (item 212): (t)
Schedule 2 (items 45-100): 19 July 2007

S. 4, Sch. 1 (items
80-91) and Sch. 4 (item 46)
S. 2(1) (am. by 73, 2008, Sch. 2 [item 16])

as amended by

 

 

 

 

Statute Law Revision Act 2008

73, 2008

3 July 2008

Schedule 2 (item 16): (ta)

--

Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2008

63, 2008

30 June 2008

S. 4: Royal Assent
Schedule 6 (items 16, 17): (u)
Schedule 6 (items 18-20): (u)

S. 4 and Sch. 6 (item 20)

Family Law Amendment (De Facto Financial Matters and Other Measures) Act 2008

115, 2008

21 Nov 2008

Schedule 2 (items 22-31): 1 Mar 2009

--

Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Further 2008 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2008

143, 2008

9 Dec 2008

Schedule 3 (items 12, 13, 50-54): 10 Dec 2008
Schedule 3 (items 55-57): 6 Jan 2009

Sch. 3 (items 13, 54, 57)

Same‑Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws--General Law Reform) Act 2008

144, 2008

9 Dec 2008

Schedule 6 (items 22J, 22K): 1 July 2009

--


(a)     The Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 was amended by Part 3 (sections 7-17) only of the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1989, section 2 of which provides as follows:

                   2.   Each provision of this Act commences, or is to be taken to have commenced, as the case requires, on the day, or at the time, shown by the note in italics at the foot of that provision.

(b)    The Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 was amended by Part 2 (sections 3 and 4) and section 88 only of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1991, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(c)     The Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 was amended by section 125 only of the Corporate Law Reform Act 1992, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Subject to subsection (4), the remaining provisions of this Act commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

(d)     Section 2 of the Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 1995 provides as follows:

                 (1)   This Act (other than section 22) commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

                 (2)   Section 22 commences immediately after the commencement of section 16.

(e)     The Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 was amended by Schedule 1 (Part 3) only of the Family Law Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   The amendments made by Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 10 of Schedule 1 commence on the commencement of section 31 of the Family Law Reform Act 1995.

(f)      The Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 was amended by Schedule 2 (item 58) only of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1995, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(g)     The Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 29-39) only of the Child Support Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1997, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on the 28th day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(h)     The Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 605-620) only of the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Schedules 1, 2 and 4 commence on the same day as the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

(i)      The Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 was amended by Schedule 4 (items 2 and 3) only of the Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1998, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(j)      The Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 was amended by the Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 1998, subsections 2(1)-(3) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

                 (2)   Subject to subsection (10), the amendments of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 made by this Act (other than by Part 2 of Schedule 12 or by Schedule 22) commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation.

                 (3)   Part 2 of Schedule 12 commences on 1 July 1999.

(k)     The Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 was amended by Schedule 7 (items 16-18) only of the Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999, subsections 3(2)(e) and (16) of which provide as follows:

                 (2)   The following provisions commence on the transfer date:

                      (e)   subject to subsection (12), Schedule 7, other than items 43, 44, 118, 205 and 207 (the commencement of those items is covered by subsections (10), (11) and (13)).

               (16)   The Governor‑General may, by Proclamation published in the Gazette, specify the date that is to be the transfer date for the purposes of this Act.

(l)      The Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 287 and 288) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.

                 (2)   Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.

(m)    The Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 was amended by Schedule 11 (items 4-9) only of the A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Act 1999, subsection 2(9)(b) of which provides as follows:

                 (9)   The following provisions commence on 1 July 2000:

                              (b)   Schedule 11 (other than item 44).

(n)     The Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 was amended by Schedule 9 only of the Federal Magistrates (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the commencement of the Federal Magistrates Act 1999.

(o)     The Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 was amended by Schedule 1 (items 59 and 60) only of the New Business Tax System (Alienation of Personal Services Income) Act 2000, subsection 2(2) of which provides as follows:

                 (2)   Part 3 of Schedule 1 (other than items 61, 62 and 72) commences immediately after the commencement of item 2 of Schedule 5 to the A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Act 1999.

         Item 2 of Schedule 5 to the A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Act 1999 commenced on 1 July 2000.

(p)     The Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 4C and 5) only of the Family Law Amendment Act 2000, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to subsections (1A) and (2), this Act commences 28 days after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(q)     The Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 was amended by Schedule 3 (items 98 and 99) only of the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   Subject to subsections (4) to (10), Schedule 3 commences, or is taken to have commenced, at the same time as the Corporations Act 2001.

(r)     The Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 was amended by the Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 2001, subsections 2(1), (1A)(a), (4)(b) and (10) of which provide as follows:

                 (1)   Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

               (1A)   Items 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26 of Schedule 1A commence on whichever of the following days applies:

                              (a)   if this Act receives the Royal Assent on or before 1 July 2002--on 1 July 2002;

                 (4)   Part 2 of Schedule 6 commences at whichever of the following times applies:

                              (b)   if Parts 4 to 10 of the Act that establishes the Administrative Review Tribunal commence after Part 1 of Schedule 6 to this Act--the time when Parts 4 to 10 of the Act that establishes the Administrative Review Tribunal commence.

Note:          The short title of the Act that establishes the Administrative Review Tribunal is either the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2000 or the Administrative Review Tribunal Act 2001.

               (10)   Items 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34 of Schedule 10 are taken to have commenced immediately after the commencement of Schedule 17 to the Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 1998.

         Schedule 17 commenced on 1 July 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S261).

         The Administrative Review Tribunal Bill has not been enacted. Therefore these amendments do not commence.

(s)     Subsection 2(1) (items 6, 8 and 9) of the Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme--New Formula and Other Measures) Act 2006 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

6.  Schedule 4

Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 3 to this Act.

1 January 2007

8.  Schedule 5, Part 1, Division 2

Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to this Act.

1 July 2008

9.  Schedule 5, Part 1, Division 3

Immediately after the commencement of Division 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 5 to this Act.

1 July 2008

(t)      Subsection 2(1) (items 5, 7, 8, 11 and 13) of the Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment (Child Support Reform Consolidation and Other Measures) Act 2007 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

5.  Schedule 1, items 99 and 100

Immediately before the commencement of items 92 to 96 of Schedule 2 to the Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme--New Formula and Other Measures) Act 2006.

1 January 2008

7.  Schedule 1, Part 4, Division 1

Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to this Act.

1 July 2008

8.  Schedule 1, item 212

Immediately before the commencement of item 104 of Schedule 2 to the Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme--New Formula and Other Measures) Act 2006.

1 July 2008

11.  Schedule 2, Part 2

Immediately after the commencement of Division 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 5 to the Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme--New Formula and Other Measures) Act 2006.

1 July 2008

13.  Schedule 3, Part 2

Immediately after the commencement of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to this Act.

1 July 2008

(ta)    Subsection 2(1) (item 52) of the Statute Law Revision Act 2008 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

52.  Schedule 2, item 16

Immediately after the commencement of section 2 of the Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment (Child Support Reform Consolidation and Other Measures) Act 2007.

21 June 2007

(u)     Subsection 2(1) (items 21 and 22) of the Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2008 provides as follows:

                 (1)   Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

 

Provision(s)

Commencement

Date/Details

21.  Schedule 6, items 16 and 17

Immediately after the commencement of items 73 and 74 of Schedule 5 to the Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme--New Formula and Other Measures) Act 2006.

6 December 2006

22.  Schedule 6, items 18 to 20

Immediately after the commencement of item 8 of Schedule 7 to the Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme--New Formula and Other Measures) Act 2006.

1 July 2008


Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

Title ......................................

am. No. 146, 2006

Part I

 

S. 1 ......................................

am. No. 124, 1989

S. 3 ......................................

am. No. 140, 1995; No. 49, 2000

S. 3A ...................................

ad. No. 137, 2001

S. 4 ......................................

am. No. 124, 1989; No. 216, 1991; Nos. 151 and 210, 1992; Nos. 39 and 140, 1995; Nos. 29 and 152, 1997; No. 120, 1998; Nos. 194 and 179, 1999; Nos. 86 and 143, 2000; Nos. 55 and 75, 2001; No. 8, 2005; Nos. 22, 46 and 146, 2006; Nos. 8, 15 and 82, 2007; Nos. 115 and 144, 2008

Heading to s. 5.....................

am. No. 53, 2006

Subhead. to s. 5(1)..............

ad. No. 53, 2006

Subhead. to s. 5(3)..............

ad. No. 53, 2006

Subhead. to s. 5(4)..............

ad. No. 53, 2006

S. 5.......................................

am. No. 53, 2006; No. 82, 2007

Note to s. 5(4)......................

ad. No. 53, 2006

Heading to s. 6.....................

am. No. 53, 2006

S. 6.......................................

am. No. 82, 2007

S. 7 ......................................

am. No. 146, 2006

Part II

 

S. 10 ....................................

am. No. 75, 2001

Heading to s. 11 ..................

am. No. 75, 2001

S. 11 ....................................

am. No. 75, 2001

S. 12 ....................................

am. No. 163, 1989

 

rep. No. 75, 2001

S. 14 ....................................

am. No. 75, 2001

S. 15 ....................................

am. No. 124, 1989; No. 29, 1997; No. 146, 1999; No. 75, 2001

S. 16 ....................................

rs. No. 124, 1989

 

am. No. 138, 1990; No. 151, 1992; No. 140, 1995; No. 29, 1997;  No. 120, 1998; No. 146, 1999; Nos. 75 and 137, 2001; No. 156, 2006; No. 82, 2007; No. 143, 2008

S. 16AA...............................

ad. No. 82, 2007

S. 16A..................................

ad. No. 120, 1998

Ss. 16B, 16C .......................

ad. No. 75, 2001

Part III

 

Division 1

 

S. 17 ....................................

am. No. 124, 1989; No. 146, 2006

S. 17A .................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

Heading to s. 18...................

am. No. 115, 2008

S. 18.....................................

am. No. 115, 2008

S. 18A..................................

ad. No. 82, 2007

S. 19 ....................................

am. No. 124, 1989; No. 140, 1995; No. 146, 2006; No. 82, 2007

Division 2

 

S. 23 ....................................

am. No. 132, 1988; No. 124, 1989; No. 151, 1992; No. 120, 1998; No. 137, 2001; No. 146, 2006; No. 82, 2007

S. 24 ....................................

am. No. 163, 1989; No. 151, 1992; No. 120, 1998

S. 24A .................................

ad. No. 124, 1989

 

am. No. 13, 1992; No. 120, 1998; No. 146, 2006; No. 82, 2007

S. 25.....................................

am. No. 120, 1998; No. 82, 2007

Note to s. 25.........................

ad. No. 82, 2007

Note to s. 25(1)....................

ad. No. 120, 1998

 

rep. No. 82, 2007

Ss. 25A-25C........................

ad. No. 82, 2007

S. 26 ....................................

am. No. 124, 1989; No. 84, 1997

 

rs. No. 120, 1998

 

am. No. 82, 2007

S. 26A..................................

ad. No. 120, 1998

Subhead. to s. 26B(5)..........

am. No. 82, 2007

S. 26B..................................

ad. No. 120, 1998

 

am. No. 82, 2007

S. 26C..................................

ad. No. 120, 1998

S. 27 ....................................

am. No. 124, 1989

S. 28 ....................................

am. Nos. 124 and 163, 1989; No. 82, 2007

S. 28A .................................

ad. No. 39, 1995

 

am. No. 120, 1998; No. 82, 2007

Note to s. 28A(3).................

ad. No. 120, 1998

S. 28B..................................

ad. No. 120, 1998

S. 29.....................................

am. No. 120, 1998

S. 30.....................................

rs. No. 120, 1998

 

am. No. 146, 2006; No. 82, 2007

S. 30AA...............................

ad. No. 82, 2007

S. 30A .................................

ad. No. 13, 1992

 

rs. No. 82, 2007

S. 32.....................................

rs. No. 120, 1998

Division 3

 

S. 33 ....................................

am. No. 132, 1988; No. 124, 1989; No. 120, 1998; No. 137, 2001; No. 146, 2006; No. 82, 2007

Note to s. 33(1)....................

ad. No. 120, 1998

S. 34 ....................................

am. No. 124, 1989; No. 120, 1998; No. 137, 2001; No. 82, 2007

Notes to s. 34(1)..................

ad. No. 120, 1998

Note to s. 34(1) (first...........
 occurring)

rep. No. 82, 2007

S. 35 ....................................

am. No. 124, 1989; No. 120, 1998

Note to s. 35(2)....................

ad. No. 120, 1998

S. 36.....................................

rs. No. 120, 1998

 

am. No. 82, 2007

S. 37 ....................................

am. No. 124, 1989; No. 120, 1998; No. 146, 2006; No. 82, 2007

S. 37A .................................

ad. No. 124, 1989

S. 37B .................................

ad. No. 39, 1995

 

am. No. 120, 1998; No. 146, 2006; No. 82, 2007

Note to s. 37B(2)..................

ad. No. 120, 1998

S. 38 ....................................

am. No. 39, 1995

 

rs. No. 120, 1998

S. 38A..................................

ad. No. 120, 1998

 

am. No. 82, 2007

S. 38B..................................

ad. No. 120, 1998

S. 38C..................................

ad. No. 82, 2007

S. 39 ....................................

am. No. 39, 1995

 

rs. No. 120, 1998

 

am. No. 146, 2006; No. 82, 2007

Heading to s. 39A................

am. No. 120, 1998

Subhead. to s. 39A(2).........

am. No. 120, 1998

S. 39A .................................

ad. No. 39, 1995

 

am. No. 120, 1998; No. 82, 2007

Note to s. 39A(4).................

ad. No. 120, 1998

S. 39B .................................

ad. No. 39, 1995

 

am. No. 120, 1998

Note to s. 39B(3)..................

ad. No. 120, 1998

Ss. 42A, 42B........................

ad. No. 120, 1998

Division 4

 

Div. 4 of Part III ....................

ad. No. 146, 2006

S. 42C .................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

S. 42D..................................

ad. No. 82, 2007

Part IV

 

Division 1

 

Heading to Div. 1 of Part IV..

rs. No. 84, 1997

S. 43 ....................................

am. No. 163, 1989; No. 84, 1997

Heading to s. 44...................

am. No. 84, 1997

S. 44 ....................................

am. No. 163, 1989; No. 84, 1997; No. 120, 1998

Note to s. 44(3)....................

ad. No. 120, 1998

S. 45 ....................................

am. No. 163, 1989

S. 46 ....................................

am. No. 216, 1991; No. 179, 1999; No. 137, 2001

S. 47 ....................................

am. No. 163, 1989; No. 120, 1998; No. 137, 2001

Note to s. 47(1)....................

ad. No. 120, 1998

S. 49 ....................................

am. No. 163, 1989

S. 50 ....................................

am. No. 32, 1993; No. 170, 1995; No. 47, 1998; No. 101, 2006

Note to s. 50(2) ...................

am. No. 47, 1998

Division 2

 

S. 53 ....................................

am. No. 152, 1997; No. 8, 2005

S. 54 ....................................

am. No. 146, 2006

Division 3

 

S. 57 ....................................

am. No. 137, 2001

S. 58 ....................................

rs. No. 137, 2001

S. 59 ....................................

am. No. 84, 1997; No. 137, 2001

Ss. 60, 61 ............................

am. No. 137, 2001

Division 5

 

Div. 5 of Part IV....................

ad. No. 82, 2007

S. 65AA...............................

ad. No. 82, 2007

Part IVA

 

Part IVA................................

ad. No. 120, 1998

Ss. 65A, 65B........................

ad. No. 120, 1998

Part V

 

S. 66.....................................

rs. No. 120, 1998

 

am. No. 146, 2006; No. 82, 2007

S. 67 ....................................

am. No. 151, 1992; No. 75, 2001; No. 82, 2007

S. 67A .................................

ad. No. 75, 2001

S. 68 ....................................

am. No. 146, 2006

S. 69A..................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

S. 70.....................................

am. No. 146, 2006; No. 82, 2007

S. 71.....................................

am. No. 120, 1998; No. 82, 2007

S. 71AA...............................

ad. No. 120, 1998

 

am. No. 146, 2006

S. 71AB................................

ad. No. 75, 2001

S. 71A .................................

ad. No. 13, 1992

 

am. No. 120, 1998; No. 146, 2006; No. 82, 2007

Note to s. 71A......................

ad. No. 120, 1998

S. 71B..................................

ad. No. 120, 1998

 

am. No. 82, 2007

S. 71C..................................

ad. No. 120, 1998

 

am. No. 75, 2001; Nos. 53 and 146, 2006; No. 82, 2007; No. 143, 2008

S. 71D..................................

ad. No. 120, 1998

 

am. No. 120, 1998

S. 71E ..................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

Heading to s. 72...................

am. No. 82, 2007

S. 72 ....................................

rs. No. 75, 2001

 

am. No. 82, 2007

S. 72A .................................

ad. No. 13, 1992

 

am. No. 44, 1999; No. 137, 2001; No. 82, 2007

S. 72AA...............................

ad. No. 120, 1998

 

am. No. 75, 2001; No. 63, 2008

S. 72AB................................

ad. No. 75, 2001

 

am. No. 146, 2006

S. 72AC................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 63, 2008

S. 72B .................................

ad. No. 13, 1992

 

am. No. 179, 1999; No. 101, 2006

S. 72C .................................

ad. No. 13, 1992

Part VA

 

Part VA................................

ad. No. 75, 2001

Division 1

 

Ss. 72D, 72E .......................

ad. No. 75, 2001

 

am. No. 146, 2006; No. 143, 2008

Division 2

 

S. 72F ..................................

ad. No. 75, 2001

Division 3

 

Ss. 72G-72J .......................

ad. No. 75, 2001

Division 4

 

Ss. 72K-72P .......................

ad. No. 75, 2001

Division 5

 

S. 72Q .................................

ad. No. 75, 2001

 

am. No. 23, 2006

Ss. 72R-72T .......................

ad. No. 75, 2001

Division 6

 

Ss. 72U-72W ......................

ad. No. 75, 2001

Division 7

 

Ss. 72X, 72Y .......................

ad. No. 75, 2001

Part VI

 

Division 1

 

Heading to Div. 1 of Part VI..

am. No. 152, 1997

 

rs. No. 8, 2005

Div. 1 of Part VI....................

rs. No. 8, 2005

S. 73 ....................................

am. No. 152, 1997

 

rs. No. 8, 2005

Heading to s. 74 ..................

am. No. 152, 1997

 

rs. No. 8, 2005

S. 74 ....................................

am. No. 152, 1997

 

rs. No. 8, 2005

 

am. No. 30, 2006

Heading to s. 75 ..................

am. No. 152, 1997

 

rs. No. 8, 2005

S. 75 ....................................

am. No. 152, 1997

 

rs. No. 8, 2005

 

am. No. 30, 2006

Division 2

 

S. 76.....................................

am. No. 120, 1998; No. 146, 2006

Ss. 77, 78.............................

am. No. 152, 1997; No. 8, 2005

S. 79 ....................................

am. No. 151, 1992; No. 120, 1998

Division 3

 

Heading to Div. 3 of Part VI .

ad. No. 146, 2006

Heading to s. 79A................

am. No. 82, 2007

 

rs. No. 82, 2007

S. 79A..................................

ad. No. 120, 1998

 

rs. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

Note 1 to s. 79A(2)..............

am. No. 82, 2007

S. 79B..................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 146, 2006; No. 82, 2007

S. 79C..................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Part VII

 

Part VII .................................

rs. No. 146, 2006

Division 1

 

Ss. 79D, 79E .......................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Division 2

 

S. 80 ....................................

rs. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 146, 2006; No. 82, 2007

Note to s. 80(4)....................

rs. No. 82, 2007

 

am. No. 82, 2007

Note to s. 80(5)....................

rs. No. 82, 2007

Division 3

 

Ss. 81-83.............................

rs. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

Division 4

 

Heading to Div. 4 of Part VII.

rs. No. 82, 2007

S. 84 ....................................

rs. No. 146, 2006

S. 84A .................................

ad. No. 151, 1992

 

am. No. 75, 2001

 

rep. No. 146, 2006

Heading to s. 85...................

am. No. 82, 2007

S. 85 ....................................

rs. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 146, 2006; No. 82, 2007

S. 86.....................................

rs. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

Division 5

 

S. 87 ....................................

rs. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

Part VIIA

 

Part VIIA...............................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Division 1

 

S. 87A .................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

S. 88 ....................................

rs. No. 146, 2006

Division 2

 

Subdivision A

 

S. 89 ....................................

rs. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

Subdivision B

 

S. 90 ....................................

rep. No. 163, 1989

 

ad. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

S. 91 ....................................

am. No. 163, 1989

 

rs. No. 146, 2006

Heading to s. 92...................

am. No. 82, 2007

Ss. 92, 93 ............................

rs. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

Subdivision C

 

S. 94.....................................

rs. No. 146, 2006

Ss. 95-98.............................

rs. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

Subdivision D

 

S. 99 ....................................

rs. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

Subdivision E

 

S. 99A .................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

S. 100 ..................................

rs. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

S. 100A................................

ad. No. 82, 2007

Division 3

 

Ss. 101, 102 ........................

rs. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 146, 2006

Division 3A

 

S. 103 ..................................

rs. No. 146, 2006

Division 4

 

Subdivision A

 

S. 103A ...............................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Subdivision B

 

Ss. 103B-103E ...................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Subdivision C

 

S. 103F ................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Subdivision D

 

S. 103G................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

S. 103H................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 146, 2006

S. 103J.................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

S. 103K................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

S. 103L.................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Subdivision E

 

Ss. 103M, 103N ...................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Ss. 103P-103R ...................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Division 5

 

Subdivision A

 

Ss. 103S-103V ...................

ad. No. 146, 2006

S. 103VA.............................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Subdivision B

 

S. 103W ..............................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Subdivision C

 

S. 103X................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 146, 2006; No. 82, 2007

S. 103Y................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Subdivision D

 

S. 103Z ...............................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Division 6

 

S. 103ZA .............................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Part VIII

 

Heading to Part VIII ..............

rs. No. 146, 2006

Division 1

 

S. 103ZB .............................

ad. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

Division 2

 

Heading to Div. 2 of Part VIII

ad. No. 146, 2006

S. 103ZC .............................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Ss. 104-106 ........................

am. No. 124, 1989; No. 194, 1999

Heading to s. 107.................

am. No. 194, 1999; No. 22, 2006

S. 107 ..................................

am. No. 124, 1989; No. 194, 1999; No. 143, 2000

Heading to s. 107A..............

am. No. 22, 2006

S. 107A ...............................

ad. No. 194, 1999

 

am. Nos. 22 and 23, 2006

S. 108 ..................................

am. No. 194, 1999; No. 22, 2006

S. 110 ..................................

am. No. 124, 1989; No. 194, 1999; No. 22, 2006

Division 3

 

Subdivision A

 

S. 110A ...............................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Subdivision B

 

Ss. 110B-110D....................

ad. No. 146, 2006

S. 110E.................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

Ss. 110F, 110G....................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Subdivision C

 

S. 110H................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Heading to s. 110J...............

rs. No. 82, 2007

S. 110J.................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

Subdivision D

 

S. 110K................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

 

rs. No. 82, 2007

Part VIIIA

 

Part VIIIA .............................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Division 1A

 

S. 110N ...............................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Division 1

 

Subdivision A

 

Ss. 110P, 110Q ...................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Subdivision B

 

Ss. 110R-110U ...................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Division 2

 

S. 110V ...............................

ad. No. 146, 2006

Division 3

 

S. 110W...............................

ad. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

Division 4

 

S. 110X................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

Part VIIIB

 

Part VIIIB ..............................

ad. No. 146, 2006

S. 111A................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

S. 111B................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

S. 111C................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

S. 111CA..............................

ad. No. 82, 2007

Ss. 111D, 111E....................

ad. No. 146, 2006

S. 111F.................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

 

rs. No. 82, 2007

S. 111G................................

ad. No. 146, 2006

S. 111H................................

ad. No. 82, 2007

Part IX

 

Heading to s. 111.................

am. No. 82, 2007

S. 111 ..................................

am. No. 39, 1995; No. 120, 1998; No. 137, 2001; No. 82, 2007

Note to s. 111(1)..................

ad. No. 120, 1998

S. 112 ..................................

am. No. 132, 1988; No. 115, 2008

Subhead. to s. 113(2) .........

ad. No. 146, 2006

S. 113 ..................................

am. No. 124, 1989; No. 138, 1990; No. 151, 1992; No. 75, 2001; No. 146, 2006

S. 113A ...............................

ad. No. 146, 2006

 

am. No. 82, 2007

S. 114 ..................................

rs. No. 151, 1992

S. 116 ..................................

am. No. 151, 1992; No. 75, 2001; No. 146, 2006

Ss. 117, 118 ........................

am. No. 75, 2001

S. 120 ..................................

am. No. 137, 2001; No. 146, 2006; No. 82, 2007

S. 121 ..................................

am. No. 124, 1989; No. 137, 2001

Ss. 121A-121C....................

ad. No. 82, 2007

S. 123 ..................................

rep. No. 75, 2001

S. 124A................................

ad. No. 49, 2000

 

am. No. 82, 2007


Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1995 (No. 170, 1995)

Schedule 2

64  Application

The amendments made by this Part do not apply to:

             (a)  amounts that became payable under section 221F or 221P of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (the Tax Act) before this Part commenced; or

             (b)  amounts payable under section 221G of the Tax Act in relation to tax deduction sheets that were required to be kept before the 28th day after the day on which this Part commences; or

             (c)  amounts credited or applied against income tax under section 221K of the Tax Act as continued in force by subitem 53(1).

 

Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 1998 (No. 120, 1998)

4  Application

             (2)  The amendments made by Schedules 6 and 19 do not apply to applications for administrative assessment made before the prescribed day.

Schedule 4

8  Transitional

(1)        If, before the commencement of this Schedule, the Registrar had received an election under section 38 of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 but had not varied the particulars of the Child Support Register as required by section 38 of that Act as in force immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, the Registrar must deal with the election as if the amendments made by this Schedule had not been made.

(2)        If, before the commencement of this Schedule, the Registrar had received an application under section 39 of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 as required by section 39 of that Act as in force immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, the Registrar must deal with the application as if the amendments made by this Schedule had not been made.

(3)        The reference in subsection 39(1) of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 as in force immediately after the commencement of this Schedule to an election made under section 38A includes a reference to an election made under section 38 of that Act as in force immediately before the commencement of this Schedule.

Schedule 19

20  Transitional

If an application under section 25 of the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 (the Act) was made in relation to the 1998‑99 child support year, but not determined before the commencement of this Schedule, the application is taken to have been made under the Act as in force after the commencement of this Schedule.

 

Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 2001 (No. 75, 2001)

Schedule 5

74  Saving provision

To avoid doubt, the validity of anything done by a Deputy Registrar before the commencement of this item is not affected by the amendments of the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 and the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 made by this Schedule.

 

Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001 (No. 137, 2001)

4  Application of amendments

             (1)  Each amendment made by this Act applies to acts and omissions that take place after the amendment commences.

             (2)  For the purposes of this section, if an act or omission is alleged to have taken place between 2 dates, one before and one on or after the day on which a particular amendment commences, the act or omission is alleged to have taken place before the amendment commences.

 

Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005 (No. 8, 2005)

4  Saving of matters in Part 2 of Schedule 1

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  a decision or action is taken or another thing is made, given or done; and

                     (b)  the thing is taken, made, given or done under a provision of a Part 2 Act that had effect immediately before the commencement of this Act;

then the thing has the corresponding effect, for the purposes of the Part 2 Act as amended by this Act, as if it had been taken, made, given or done under the Part 2 Act as so amended.

             (2)  In this section:

Part 2 Act means an Act that is amended by an item in Part 2 of Schedule 1.

Schedule 1

496  Saving provision--Finance Minister's determinations

If a determination under subsection 20(1) of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 is in force immediately before the commencement of this item, the determination continues in force as if it were made under subsection 20(1) of that Act as amended by this Act.

 

Jurisdiction of Courts (Family Law) Act 2006 (No. 22, 2006)

Schedule 1

27  Application

(1)        The amendments made by items 3, 5, 8, 10 to 18 and 25 apply to proceedings instituted before or after the commencement of this Part in the Magistrates Court of Western Australia constituted by a Family Law Magistrate of Western Australia.

(2)        The amendments made by items 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 19, 20 to 24 and 26 apply to proceedings instituted after the commencement of this Part in the Magistrates Court of Western Australia constituted by a Family Law Magistrate of Western Australia.

 

Jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Court Legislation Amendment Act 2006
(No. 23, 2006)

Schedule 4

2  Application of amendment of section 72Q

The amendment of section 72Q of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 made by this Schedule applies in relation to departure prohibition orders made before, on or after the commencement of this Schedule.

 

Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme--Initial Measures) Act 2006 (No. 53, 2006)

4  Extension of amended Child Support Acts to Western Australia in relation to exnuptial children

             (1)  The Parliament of the Commonwealth intends that a Child Support Act, so far as it is amended by this Act and any other later Act in relation to the maintenance of exnuptial children, not extend to Western Australia, unless and until one of the following events occurs:

                     (a)  the Parliament of Western Australia refers to the Parliament of the Commonwealth the matter of the maintenance of exnuptial children or matters that include that matter;

                     (b)  Western Australia adopts the Child Support Act, as so amended.

             (2)  The Parliament of the Commonwealth also intends that, unless and until one of those events occurs, the Child Support Act continue to extend to Western Australia in relation to the maintenance of exnuptial children as if those amendments had not been made.

Note:          If a Child Support Act is amended by this Act and any other later Act in relation to the maintenance of exnuptial children, unless and until one of the events mentioned in subsection (1) occurs, there are effectively 2 versions of the Child Support Act that apply in Australia. The Child Support Act, as amended, applies:

(a)           in all States and Territories in relation to children of marriages; and

(b)           in all States and Territories, except Western Australia, in relation to exnuptial children.

                   The Child Support Act continues to apply in Western Australia in relation to exnuptial children as if those amendments had not been made.

             (3)  In this section:

Child Support Act means:

                     (a)  the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988; or

                     (b)  the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989.

Schedule 4

2  Application

The amendment made by this Schedule applies in respect of any uncredited amount (whether arising before, on or after the day on which this Schedule commences) that is credited on or after that day.

Schedule 5

18  Definition of Child Support Act

In this Part:

Child Support Act means:

                     (a)  the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988; or

                     (b)  the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989.

19  Extension of amended Child Support Acts to Western Australia in relation to exnuptial children

(1)        The Parliament of the Commonwealth intends, and is taken always to have intended, that a Child Support Act, so far as it was amended, before the commencement of this item, by one or more of the Acts mentioned in subitem (3) in relation to the maintenance of exnuptial children, not extend to Western Australia, unless and until Western Australia adopted or adopts the Child Support Act, as so amended.

(2)        The Parliament of the Commonwealth intends, and is taken always to have intended, that:

                     (a)  unless and until that occurred, the Child Support Act continued to extend to Western Australia; or

                     (b)  unless and until that occurs, the Child Support Act continues to extend to Western Australia;

in relation to the maintenance of exnuptial children as if those amendments had not been made.

Note:       If a Child Support Act is amended in relation to the maintenance of exnuptial children, unless and until Western Australia adopts the Child Support Act, as amended, there are effectively 2 versions of the Child Support Act that apply in Australia. The Child Support Act, as amended, applies:

(a)           in all States and Territories in relation to children of marriages; and

(b)           in all States and Territories, except Western Australia, in relation to exnuptial children.

                The Child Support Act continues to apply in Western Australia in relation to exnuptial children as if those amendments had not been made.

(3)        The following Acts amended one or both Child Support Acts:

                     (a)  the Child Support Amendment Act 1988;

                     (b)  the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1989;

                     (c)  the Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 1990;

                     (d)  the Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1991;

                     (e)  the Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 1992;

                      (f)  the Child Support Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2) 1992;

                     (g)  the Corporate Law Reform Act 1992;

                     (h)  the Insolvency (Tax Priorities) Legislation Amendment Act 1993;

                      (i)  the Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 1995;

                      (j)  the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Family Measures) Act 1995;

                     (k)  the Family Law Reform (Consequential Amendments) Act 1995;

                      (l)  the Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1995;

                    (m)  the Statute Law Revision Act 1996;

                     (n)  the Commonwealth Services Delivery Agency (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997;

                     (o)  the Income Tax (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997;

                     (p)  the Child Support Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1997;

                     (q)  the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997;

                      (r)  the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Parenting and Other Measures) Act 1997;

                      (s)  the Taxation Laws Amendment Act (No. 3) 1998;

                      (t)  the Social Security and Veterans' Affairs Legislation Amendment (Budget and Other Measures) Act 1998;

                     (u)  the Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 1998;

                     (v)  the Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999;

                    (w)  the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Consequential and Related Measures) Act (No. 2) 1999;

                     (x)  the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999;

                     (y)  the A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Act 1999;

                      (z)  the Federal Magistrates (Consequential Amendments) Act 1999;

                    (za)  the A New Tax System (Family Assistance and Related Measures) Act 2000;

                    (zb)  the Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 2000;

                    (zc)  the New Business Tax System (Alienation of Personal Services Income) Act 2000;

                    (zd)  the Family Law Amendment Act 2000;

                    (ze)  the Corporations (Repeals, Consequentials and Transitionals) Act 2001;

                    (zf)  the Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 2001;

                    (zg)  the Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001;

                    (zh)  the Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act 2005;

                     (zi)  the Tax Laws Amendment (Improvements to Self Assessment) Act (No. 2) 2005;

                     (zj)  the Jurisdiction of Courts (Family Law) Act 2006;

                    (zk)  the Jurisdiction of the Federal Magistrates Court Legislation Amendment Act 2006;

                     (zl)  the Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2006;

                   (zm)  the Family Law Amendment (Shared Parental Responsibility) Act 2006.

20  Payments and amounts referred to in section 75 of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988

(1)        If:

                     (a)  a payment purported to be a payment or repayment of an amount referred to in section 75 of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 in relation to the maintenance of an exnuptial child because of the extension of that Act to Western Australia; and

                     (b)  the payment was made:

                              (i)  after a Child Support Act was amended by one or more other Acts in relation to the maintenance of exnuptial children; and

                             (ii)  before the earlier of the day on which Western Australia adopted the Child Support Act, as so amended, or the day on which this item commences;

then the payment may, to the extent that it has not already been repaid to the Commonwealth before this item commences, be recovered by the Commonwealth from the person as a debt due to the Commonwealth.

(2)        A person to whom a payment referred to in subitem (1) was made is entitled, on the commencement of this item, to be paid, by the Commonwealth, an amount equal to the amount of the debt due to it by the person under subitem (1).

(3)        The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated for the purpose of payments under subitem (2).

(4)        The Commonwealth may set‑off the amount of a debt due to it by a person under subitem (1) against an amount that is payable to that person under subitem (2).

(5)        Despite subitems (1) and (2), in applying section 79 of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 after the commencement of this item, any payment referred to in subitem (1) is to be counted as though it had been validly made under section 76 of that Act.

Note:       A person will therefore be liable to repay to the Commonwealth the amount of any overpayment of that purported payment to the person.

(6)        This item does not, by implication, affect the recovery or set‑off of other overpayments purporting to be made under the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988.

(7)        To avoid doubt, this item applies to a payment that, because of section 71AA of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988, is taken to have been paid under section 76 of that Act.

21  Validation of past rights and liabilities

(1)        This item applies if, and during the period when, the rights and liabilities of a person under a Child Support Act were different from the rights and liabilities that the person would have had under that Act because:

                     (a)  the Child Support Act was amended, before the commencement of this item, by one or more of the Acts mentioned in subitem 19(3) in relation to the maintenance of exnuptial children; and

                     (b)  Western Australia did not adopt the Child Support Act, as so amended.

(2)        During that period, the rights and liabilities of the person are, by force of this item, declared to be, and always to have been, the same as if:

                     (a)  the Child Support Act, as so amended, did not extend to Western Australia; and

                     (b)  the Child Support Act continued to extend to Western Australia in relation to the maintenance of exnuptial children as if those amendments had not been made.

 

Tax Laws Amendment (Repeal of Inoperative Provisions) Act 2006
(No. 101, 2006)

Schedule 6

1  Application of Schedule 1 and 2 amendments

Except as mentioned in items 2 and 3, the repeals and amendments made by Schedules 1 and 2 apply:

                     (a)  so far as they affect assessments--to assessments for the 2006‑07 income year and all later income years; and

                     (b)  otherwise--to acts done or omitted to be done, or states of affairs existing, after the commencement of the repeals and amendments.

6  Object

The object of this Part is to ensure that, despite the repeals and amendments made by this Act, the full legal and administrative consequences of:

                     (a)  any act done or omitted to be done; or

                     (b)  any state of affairs existing; or

                     (c)  any period ending;

before such a repeal or amendment applies, can continue to arise and be carried out, directly or indirectly through an indefinite number of steps, even if some or all of those steps are taken after the repeal or amendment applies.

7  Making and amending assessments, and doing other things, in relation to past matters

Even though an Act is repealed or amended by this Act, the repeal or amendment is disregarded for the purpose of doing any of the following under any Act or legislative instrument (within the meaning of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003):

                     (a)  making or amending an assessment (including under a provision that is itself repealed or amended);

                     (b)  exercising any right or power, performing any obligation or duty or doing any other thing (including under a provision that is itself repealed or amended);

in relation to any act done or omitted to be done, any state of affairs existing, or any period ending, before the repeal or amendment applies.

Example 1: On 31 July 1999, Greg Ltd lodged its annual return under former section 160ARE of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936. The return stated that the company had a credit on its franking account and that no franking deficit tax was payable for the 1998‑99 franking year. Under former section 160ARH of that Act, the Commissioner was taken to have made an assessment consistent with the return.

                   Following an audit undertaken after the repeal of Part IIIAA of that Act, the Commissioner concludes that Greg Ltd fraudulently overfranked dividends it paid during the 1998‑99 franking year, and had a franking account deficit for that franking year. As a result, the Commissioner considers that franking deficit tax and a penalty by way of additional tax are payable.

                   The Commissioner can amend the assessment under former section 160ARN of that Act, because item 7 of this Schedule disregards the repeal of that section for the purposes of making an assessment in relation to the 1998‑99 franking year. Item 7 will also disregard the repeal of Division 11 of former Part IIIAA to the extent necessary for the Commissioner to assess Greg Ltd's liability to a penalty by way of additional tax.

                   Despite the repeal of sections 160ARU and 160ARV, item 9 will ensure that the general interest charge will accrue on the unpaid franking deficit tax and penalty until they are paid.

                   Item 7 will also preserve Greg Ltd's right, under former section 160ART of that Act, to object against the Commissioner's amended assessment (including the penalty), since the objection is the exercise of a right in relation to a franking year that ended before the repeal of Part IIIAA.

Example 2: During the 1997‑98 income year, Duffy Property Ltd withheld amounts from its employees' wages as required by former Divisions 1AAA and 2 of Part VI of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936. The company failed to notify the Commissioner of those amounts, and failed to remit them to the Commissioner.

                   Following an audit undertaken after the repeal of those Divisions, the Commissioner discovers that the withheld amounts have not been remitted. The company's records are incomplete and the Commissioner is unable to completely ascertain the extent of its liability for the withheld amounts. Under section 222AGA of that Act, the Commissioner makes an estimate of the liability.

                   Item 7 will disregard the repeal of section 220AAZA of that Act (which empowered the Commissioner to recover the amount of the estimate). Even though the estimate is made after the repeal, it relates to amounts withheld before the repeal.

8  Saving of provisions about effect of assessments

If a provision or part of a provision that is repealed or amended by this Act deals with the effect of an assessment, the repeal or amendment is disregarded in relation to assessments made, before or after the repeal or amendment applies, in relation to any act done or omitted to be done, any state of affairs existing, or any period ending, before the repeal or amendment applies.

9  Saving of provisions about general interest charge, failure to notify penalty or late reconciliation statement penalty

If:

                     (a)  a provision or part of a provision that is repealed or amended by this Act provides for the payment of:

                              (i)  general interest charge, failure to notify penalty or late reconciliation statement penalty (all within the meaning of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936); or

                             (ii)  interest under the Taxation (Interest on Overpayments and Early Payments) Act 1983; and

                     (b)  in a particular case, the period in respect of which the charge, penalty or interest is payable (whether under the provision or under the Taxation Administration Act 1953) has not begun, or has begun but not ended, when the provision is repealed or amended;

then, despite the repeal or amendment, the provision or part continues to apply in the particular case until the end of the period.

10  Repeals disregarded for the purposes of dependent provisions

If the operation of a provision (the subject provision) of any Act or legislative instrument (within the meaning of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003) made under any Act depends to any extent on an Act, or a provision of an Act, that is repealed by this Act, the repeal is disregarded so far as it affects the operation of the subject provision.

11  Schedule does not limit operation of section 8 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901

This Schedule does not limit the operation of section 8 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

 

Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme--New Formula and Other Measures) Act 2006 (No. 146, 2006)

Schedule 2

115  Application

(1)        The amendments made by Schedule 1 to this Act, and this Schedule (other than items 1 and 2 and 92 to 96 of this Schedule), apply in relation to a day in a child support period, being a day that is, or is after, the day on which this item commences.

(2)        The amounts referred to in subsections 65A(2) and 66(5) of the Assessment Act (as inserted by Schedule 1 to this Act) are to be indexed in accordance with section 153A of that Act on and after 1 January 2007 as if item 1 of Schedule 1 had commenced on that day.

Schedule 3

77  Application--review of decisions

Decisions of the Registrar--internal review pending or not yet started at commencement

(1)        Subject to subitem (3), Part VII (internal review) of the Registration and Collection Act (as amended by this Schedule) applies in relation to a decision made by the Registrar under that Act or the Assessment Act before or after the commencement of this item.

Note:       Part VII of the Registration and Collection Act (as amended by this Schedule) also applies if a proceeding for internal review was pending under that Part or Part 6B of the Assessment Act immediately before the commencement of this item (see subitem (4)).

(2)        Part VIIA (SSAT review) of the Registration and Collection Act (as inserted by this Schedule) applies in relation to a decision made by the Registrar under subsection 83(1) or 87(1) of the Registration and Collection Act after the commencement of this item.

Decisions of the Registrar--internal review completed before commencement

(3)        If, before the commencement of this item:

                     (a)  a person objected under:

                              (i)  Part 6B of the Assessment Act; or

                             (ii)  Part VII of the Registration and Collection Act;

                            to a decision (however described) of the Registrar (the original decision); and

                     (b)  the Registrar made a decision (the objection decision) on the objection under:

                              (i)  subsection 98ZC(1) of the Assessment Act; or

                             (ii)  subsection 87(1) or 98(1) of the Registration and Collection Act;

those Acts, as in force immediately before that commencement, continue to apply in relation to the original decision and the objection decision.

Pending proceedings--internal reviews

(4)        A proceeding before the Registrar that, immediately before the commencement of this item, was pending under:

                     (a)  Part 6B of the Assessment Act; or

                     (b)  Part VII of the Registration and Collection Act;

is taken, at that commencement, to be pending under Part VII of the Registration and Collection Act as amended by this Schedule.

(5)        The Assessment Act and the Registration and Collection Act, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continue to apply in relation to a decision made by the Registrar before that commencement under:

                     (a)  subsection 98ZE(1) of the Assessment Act; or

                     (b)  subsection 91(1) or 101(1) of the Registration and Collection Act.

Pending proceedings--court and AAT reviews

(6)        The amendments of the Assessment Act and the Registration and Collection Act made by this Schedule do not affect:

                     (a)  any proceeding pending before a court under:

                              (i)  Part 7 of the Assessment Act; or

                             (ii)  section 88 of the Registration and Collection Act;

                            immediately before the commencement of this item; or

                     (b)  any proceeding pending before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal under:

                              (i)  subsection 98ZE(7) or 98ZF(1) of the Assessment Act; or

                             (ii)  subsection 91(5), 99(1) or 101(5) of the Registration and Collection Act;

                            immediately before the commencement of this item; or

                     (c)  any order or declaration:

                              (i)  made by a court or the Administrative Appeals Tribunal under those Acts; and

                             (ii)  in force immediately before the commencement of this item; or

                     (d)  any appeal to a court in relation to a proceeding referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).

78  Application and saving--notices

(2)        The amendments of the Registration and Collection Act made by items 59, 60, 64 and 65 of this Schedule apply in relation to decisions of the Registrar made under that Act after the commencement of this item.

(3)        The amendments of the Assessment Act and the Registration and Collection Act made by this Schedule do not affect the validity of a notice given by the Registrar under any provision of those Acts before the commencement of this item.

79  Application--section 110X of the Registration and Collection Act

Section 110X of the Registration and Collection Act (as inserted by this Schedule) applies in relation to proceedings commenced under Part VIIA, or Division 3 of Part VIII, of that Act after the commencement of this item.

80  Application of amendments in relation to Western Australian exnuptial children

If, immediately after the commencement of this item, the Assessment Act and the Registration and Collection Act do not extend to Western Australia in relation to the maintenance of exnuptial children because:

                     (a)  the Parliament of Western Australia has not referred to the Parliament of the Commonwealth the matter of the maintenance of exnuptial children or matters that include that matter; and

                     (b)  Western Australia has not adopted those Acts as amended by this Act;

items 77 to 79 of this Schedule apply in Western Australia, after Western Australia adopts those Acts as amended by this Act, in relation to the maintenance of exnuptial children as if references in those items to the commencement of those items were references to the adoption of those Acts by Western Australia as amended by this Act.

Schedule 4

44  Application

The amendments made by items 24 to 26 and 31 to 35 of this Schedule apply in respect of a court order made under section 143 of the Assessment Act in response to a declaration made under section 107 of that Act, whether the order under section 143 was made before or after the commencement of this Schedule.

45  Application

The amendments made by items 27 and 37 to 41 of this Schedule apply to debts due to the Commonwealth under that Act that are outstanding on and after the commencement of this Schedule, whether the debt arose before or after the commencement of this Schedule.

46  Application of amendments in relation to Western Australian exnuptial children

If, immediately after the commencement of this Schedule, the Assessment Act and the Registration and Collection Act do not extend to Western Australia in relation to the maintenance of exnuptial children because:

                     (a)  the Parliament of Western Australia has not referred to the Parliament of the Commonwealth the matter of the maintenance of exnuptial children or matters that include that matter; and

                     (b)  Western Australia has not adopted those Acts as amended by this Act;

items 42 to 45 of this Schedule apply in Western Australia, after Western Australia adopts those Acts as amended by this Act, in relation to the maintenance of exnuptial children as if references in those items to the commencement of this Schedule were references to the adoption of those Acts by Western Australia as amended by this Act.

Schedule 5

73  Application of amendments in relation to child support agreements

(1)        The amendments made by this Schedule (other than item 58) apply (subject to subitems (2) and (3)) in respect of a child support agreement if:

                     (a)  the application for acceptance of the agreement is made after Division 3 of Part 1 of this Schedule commences; and

                     (b)  the agreement period for the agreement ends on or after 1 July 2008.

Note:       For the definition of agreement period, see subitem (6).

Child support agreements that span 1 July 2008

(2)        If the agreement period for a child support agreement covered by subitem (1) begins before 1 July 2008, then:

                     (a)  the agreement is taken to be 2 separate agreements; and

                     (b)  the first agreement is taken to have effect for the period that:

                              (i)  begins at the beginning of the agreement period; and

                             (ii)  ends on 30 June 2008 (including that day); and

                     (c)  the second agreement is taken to have effect for the period that:

                              (i)  begins on 1 July 2008 (including that day); and

                             (ii)  ends at the end of the agreement period.

(3)        If a child support agreement is taken to be 2 separate agreements under subitem (2), then the Assessment Act, the Registration and Collection Act, the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 and the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before 1 July 2008, continue to apply, after that time, in respect of the first agreement mentioned in paragraph (2)(b).

Note:       Those Acts as in force on and after 1 July 2008 apply, under subitem (1), in respect of the second agreement mentioned in paragraph (2)(c).

(4)        The Registrar or a court may make different decisions, or take different actions, in relation to the 2 separate agreements mentioned in subitem (2).

Example: The Registrar might refuse to accept the first agreement, while accepting the second agreement.

Effect of old law continues in certain cases

(5)        To avoid doubt, if:

                     (a)  an application is made for acceptance of a child support agreement before Division 3 of Part 1 of this Schedule commences; and

                     (b)  immediately before that Division commences, the agreement has been neither accepted nor refused by the Registrar;

then the Assessment Act, the Registration and Collection Act, the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 and the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before 1 July 2008, continue to apply, after that time, in respect of the child support agreement.

Definition of agreement period

(6)        In this item:

agreement period, for a child support agreement covered by subitem (1), means the period for which the child support agreement has effect.

73A  Application of amendments in relation to court orders

(1)        The amendments made by this Schedule (other than item 58) apply (subject to subitem (2)) in respect of an application made to a court for an order if:

                     (a)  the application is made after Division 3 of Part 1 of this Schedule commences; and

                     (b)  the application relates to a period that ends on or after 1 July 2008.

Applications that span 1 July 2008

(2)        If the application relates to a period that begins on a day (the first day) before 1 July 2008, then:

                     (a)  the Assessment Act and the Registration and Collection Act, as in force immediately before 1 July 2008, apply in relation to the period mentioned in paragraph (b), in relation to the following:

                              (i)  making an order in response to the application;

                             (ii)  any appeal to another court in relation to an order made in response to the application;

                            (iii)  any decision or action taken by the Registrar in relation to an order made in response to the application; and

                     (b)  for the purposes of paragraph (a), the period is the period that:

                              (i)  begins on the first day (including that day); and

                             (ii)  ends on 30 June 2008 (including that day).

Note:       Those Acts as in force on and after 1 July 2008 apply, under subitem (1), in respect of the period that begins on 1 July 2008.

(3)        A court may, in response to an application, make different orders for:

                     (a)  the period that ends on 30 June 2008; and

                     (b)  the period that begins on 1 July 2008.

(4)        The Registrar may make different decisions, and take different actions, in relation to different orders made in response to an application.

Effect of old law continues in certain cases

(5)        To avoid doubt, if:

                     (a)  an application is made to a court before Division 3 of Part 1 of this Schedule commences; and

                     (b)  immediately before that Division commences, the application has not been finally dealt with by the court;

then the Assessment Act and the Registration and Collection Act, as in force immediately before 1 July 2008, continue to apply after that time in relation to the following:

                     (c)  making an order in response to the application;

                     (d)  any appeal to another court in relation to an order made in response to the application;

                     (e)  any decision or action taken by the Registrar in relation to an order made in response to the application.

74  Registrar to review all agreements

(1)        Before 1 July 2008, the Registrar must:

                     (a)  review every child support agreement made before that day that will be in force:

                              (i)  immediately before that day; or

                             (ii)  after that day; and

                     (b)  determine in writing whether each such agreement is:

                              (i)  to be taken to be a binding child support agreement; or

                             (ii)  to be terminated.

(2)        If, in accordance with subitem 73(5), the Registrar accepts a child support agreement on or after 1 July 2008 under the Assessment Act as in force immediately before that day, the Registrar must:

                     (a)  review the agreement; and

                     (b)  determine in writing whether the agreement is:

                              (i)  to be taken to be a binding child support agreement; or

                             (ii)  to be terminated.

(3)        After the Registrar makes a determination under subitem (1) or (2), the Registrar must serve notice in writing of the determination on each of the parties to the agreement.

(4)        The notice must include, or be accompanied by, a statement to the effect:

                     (a)  that the party may, subject to the Registration and Collection Act, object to the decision (the original decision); and

                     (b)  that if the party is aggrieved by a later decision on an objection to the original decision (no matter who lodges the objection), the party may apply, subject to that Act, to the SSAT for review of the later decision.

(5)        A contravention of subitem (4) in relation to a decision does not affect the validity of the decision.

(6)        The Registration and Collection Act (as amended by Schedule 3 of this Act) applies as if the table in subsection 80(1) of that Act (as inserted by Schedule 3 of this Act) included the following table item:

 

16

a determination under item 74 of Schedule 5 to the Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme--New Formula and Other Measures) Act 2006 that an agreement is to be a binding child support agreement or is to be terminated

a party to the agreement

75  Effect of determinations

Effect of determinations

(1)        If the Registrar makes a determination under subparagraph 74(1)(b)(i) or (2)(b)(i), then, for the purposes of the Assessment Act and the Registration and Collection Act, at the time specified in subitem (4) (if the agreement has not been previously terminated):

                     (a)  the agreement is taken to be a binding child support agreement; and

                     (b)  the amendments made by this Schedule do not affect the continuity of any assessment, in force at that time, of the annual rate of child support that is payable under the agreement.

(2)        If the Registrar makes a determination under subparagraph 74(1)(b)(ii) or (2)(b)(ii), then, for the purposes of the Assessment Act and the Registration and Collection Act, for any day in a child support period that is on or after the time specified in subitem (4) (if the agreement has not been previously terminated), the agreement is terminated by force of this item.

(3)        Subitems (1) and (2) do not affect the operation of provisions in an agreement that do not have effect for the purposes of the Assessment Act or the Registration and Collection Act.

When determinations take effect

(4)        For the purposes of subitems (1) and (2), the following time is specified:

                     (a)  if the determination is made under subparagraph 74(1)(b)(i)--the time that item 5 of this Schedule commences;

                     (b)  otherwise--the latest of the following times:

                              (i)  if the decision of the Registrar to make the determination becomes final--at the time when that decision becomes final;

                             (ii)  if a decision of the SSAT relating to the Registrar's determination becomes final--at the time when that decision becomes final (within the meaning of subsection 110W(1) of the Registration and Collection Act);

                            (iii)  if neither subparagraph (i) nor (ii) applies--at the time when a decision of a court relating to the Registrar's determination becomes final (within the meaning of subsection 110W(2) or (3) of that Act);

                            (iv)  at the time when the agreement takes effect.

(5)        For the purposes of subparagraph (4)(b)(i), a decision of the Registrar becomes final at the end of the period within which an application could have been made to the SSAT under section 80 of the Registration and Collection Act (as it applies because of subitem 74(6) of this Schedule).

76  Delegation

(1)        The Registrar may, by writing, delegate all or any of his or her powers and functions under item 74 of this Schedule to an SES employee, or acting SES employee, of the Department.

(2)        In exercising powers or functions under a delegation, the delegate must comply with any directions of the Registrar.

77  Application

The amendment made by item 58 of this Schedule applies in relation to lump sum payments that are paid by a payer:

                     (a)  in accordance with lump sum payment provisions in an agreement under paragraph 84(1)(e) of the Assessment Act or a court order made under section 123A of that Act (as amended or inserted by this Schedule); and

                     (b)  after the commencement of Division 2 of Part 1 of this Schedule.

Schedule 7

13  Application

The amendment made by item 3 of this Schedule applies in relation to applications made under section 39 of the Registration and Collection Act after the commencement of this Schedule.

14  Application

The amendment made by item 6 of this Schedule applies in relation to amounts that are received, after the commencement of this Schedule, by a third party (as mentioned in subsection 71A(2) of the Registration and Collection Act as inserted by this Schedule).

15  Application

(1)        The amendment made by item 7 of this Schedule applies in relation to payments, made after the commencement of this Schedule, of the kind referred to in subsection 71C(1) of the Registration and Collection Act (as inserted by this Schedule).

(2)        To avoid doubt, the amendment does not apply to payments made before the commencement of this Schedule which have not, at the time of commencement, been credited under section 71C of that Act.

 

Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Simplification) Act 2007
(No. 15, 2007)

Schedule 3

66  Application

(1)        The amendments made to the following Acts by this Schedule apply to the 2007‑2008 income year and later years:

                     (a)  the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988; and

                     (b)  the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997; and

                     (c)  the Income Tax (Transitional Provisions) Act 1997; and

                     (d)  the Taxation Administration Act 1953.

 

Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Legislation Amendment (Child Support Reform Consolidation and Other Measures) Act 2007
(No. 82, 2007)

4  Application, saving and transitional provisions

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  on 1 July 2008, a provision of an Act is amended by an item in a Schedule to the Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme--New Formula and Other Measures) Act 2006 (the New Formula Act); and

                     (b)  after that time, the provision is amended by an item in a Schedule to this Act; and

                     (c)  the New Formula Act contains an application provision, a saving provision or a transitional provision in relation to the amendment made by the New Formula Act;

(so far as the context permits), the application provision, saving provision or transitional provision in the New Formula Act applies in respect of the amendment made by this Act in the same way as that provision applied in respect of the amendment made by the New Formula Act.

             (2)  In subsection (1), a reference to an item amending a provision of an Act includes a reference to an item that inserts a provision into an Act or repeals a provision from an Act.

Schedule 1

80  Application of item 20

The amendment made by item 20 of this Schedule applies in respect of requirements made after this item commences.

81  Application of item 24

The amendment made by item 24 of this Schedule applies in respect of liabilities that are registered after this item commences.

82  Application of items 25 to 27

The amendments made by items 25 to 27 of this Schedule apply in respect of:

                     (a)  registrable maintenance liabilities that are registered after this item commences; and

                     (b)  registered maintenance liabilities whose particulars are varied after this item commences.

83  Application of item 29

The amendment made by item 29 of this Schedule applies in respect of payments made to the Registrar after this item commences.

84  Application of item 32

The amendment made by item 32 of this Schedule applies in respect of any suspension determination (whether the determination is made before or after this item commences).

85  Application of items 34 to 39

The amendments made by items 34 to 39 of this Schedule apply in respect of objections lodged with the Registrar under section 80 of the Registration and Collection Act after this item commences.

86  Application of items 40 to 54

The amendments made by items 40 to 54 of this Schedule apply in respect of applications made under section 89 of the Registration and Collection Act after this item commences.

87  Application of items 55 to 57

The amendments made by items 55 to 57 of this Schedule apply in respect of any applications made under section 89 (whether the application is made before or after this item commences).

88  Application of item 64

The amendment made by item 64 of this Schedule applies in respect of any appeal instituted in a court, and any question of law referred to a court, under Division 3 of Part VIII of the Registration and Collection Act (whether the appeal is instituted or the question referred before or after this item commences).

89  Application of item 71

The amendment made by item 71 of this Schedule applies in respect of any proceedings instituted under Part 6A or 7 of the Assessment Act (whether the proceedings are instituted before or after this item commences).

90  Application of item 74

The amendment made by item 74 of this Schedule applies in respect of any orders made after this item commences (whether the proceedings are instituted under section 113A before or after this item commences).

91  Application of item 75

The amendment made by item 75 of this Schedule applies in respect of terminating events that happen after this item commences (whether the relevant court order is made before or after this item commences).

Schedule 4

46  Application

The amendment made by item 45 of this Schedule applies to any person who changes his or her name or address after the commencement of that item.

 

Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (2008 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2008 (No. 63, 2008)

4  Review of operation of amendments

             (1)  The Minister must cause an independent review of the operation of the amendments made by this Act to be undertaken and completed by 30 June 2010.

             (2)  The persons who undertake the review under subsection (1) must give the Minister a written report of the review.

             (3)  The Minister must cause a copy of the report of the review under subsection (1) to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of the day on which the report is given to the Minister.

             (4)  The review must be conducted by a panel of not less than 5 persons, of which at least:

                     (a)  3 persons must be nominated by relevant key stakeholder organisations; and

                     (b)  2 persons must be nominated by the Minister.

Schedule 6

20  Transitional

(1)        The amendment made by item 18 does not affect the validity of a notice given under subsection 72AA(2) of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 before the commencement of this item.

(2)        Regulations made before the commencement of this item for the purposes of paragraph 72AA(2)(d) of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 and expressed to commence on 1 July 2008 have effect, after the commencement of this item, as if they had been made for the purposes of subparagraph 72AA(2)(d)(i) of that Act.

(3)        Regulations made before the commencement of this item for the purposes of paragraph 72AC(2)(d) of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 and expressed to commence on 1 July 2008 have effect, after the commencement of this item, as if they had been made for the purposes of subparagraph 72AC(2)(d)(i) of that Act.

 

Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Other Legislation Amendment (Further 2008 Budget and Other Measures) Act 2008 (No. 143, 2008)

Schedule 3

13  Application

The amendment made by item 12 applies in relation to decisions of the SSAT made before, on or after the commencement of that item.

54  Application

The amendments made by items 51 to 53 apply in relation to registrable overseas maintenance liabilities arising before, on or after the commencement of those items.

57  Application

(1)        The amendment made by item 55 applies in relation to payments made on or after the commencement of that item.

(2)        The amendment made by item 56 applies in relation to payments mentioned in paragraph 71C(1)(a) of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 made on or after the commencement of that item (regardless of whether the lump sum payment is made before, on or after that commencement).