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CHILD SUPPORT LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (REFORM OF THE CHILD SUPPORT SCHEME--NEW FORMULA AND OTHER MEASURES) ACT 2006 - NOTES

Act No. 146 of 2006 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 22 August 2008

[This Act was amended by Act No. 82 of 2007; No. 63 of 2008]

Amendments from Act No. 82 of 2007 (as amended by No. 73 of 2008)

[Schedule 1 (item 1) amended subsection 2(1)
Schedule 1 (item 20) amended section 4
Schedule 1 (item 21) added Schedule 9
Schedule 1 (item 99) amended item 115 of Schedule 2
Schedule 1 (item 100) added item 116A to Schedule 2
Schedule 1 (item 212) repealed and substituted item 104 of Schedule 2
Schedule 1 (item 213) repealed items 1 and 2 of Schedule 6
Schedule 1 (item 214) repealed item 4 of Schedule 6

Schedule 1 (item 1) commenced immediately after 6 December 2006
Schedule 1 (items 20 and 21) commenced on 22 June 2007
Schedule 1 (items 99 and 100) commenced immediately before 1 January 2008
Schedule 1 (item 212) commenced immediately before 1 July 2008
Schedule 1 (items 213 and 214) commenced immediately before 1 July 2008

For application provision see Act No. 82, 2007, Schedule 1 (item 80)]

Amendments from Act No. 63 of 2008

[Schedule 6 (item 16) repealed and substituted item 73 and added item 73A to Schedule 5
Schedule 6 (item 17) amended subitem 74(2) of Schedule 5

Schedule 6 (items 16 and 17) commenced immediately after 6 December 2006]

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

  

  

Contents

1............ Short title ............................................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement .................................................................................. 1

3............ Schedule(s) .......................................................................................... 3

4............ Obtaining information ......................................................................... 3

5............ Definitions .......................................................................................... 3

6............ Regulations ......................................................................................... 4

Schedule 1--The formulas (commencing on 1 July 2008)                                 5

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989                                                                      5

Schedule 2--Consequential amendments and application and saving provisions relating to the formulas                                                                                                                                                           71

Part 1--Consequential amendments                                                                         71

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999                                                 71

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989                                                                    73

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988                                   100

Family Law Act 1975                                                                                               102

Part 2--Application and saving provisions                                                           104

Schedule 3--SSAT review of child support decisions (commencing on 1 January 2007)    107

Part 1--Amendments                                                                                                   107

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989                                                                  107

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988                                   120

Family Law Act 1975                                                                                               175

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999                                                         175

Part 2--Application provisions                                                                                 176

Schedule 4--Other amendments commencing on 1 January 2007          180

Part 1--Amendments                                                                                                   180

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989                                                                  180

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988                                   190

Part 2--Application provisions                                                                                 199

Schedule 5--Amendments relating to child support agreements and court orders (commencing on 1 July 2008)                                                                                                                                            201

Part 1--Main amendments                                                                                         201

Division 1--Binding and limited child support agreements                               201

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989                                                                  201

Division 2--Lump sum payments                                                                           216

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999                                               216

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989                                                                  216

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988                                   225

Division 3--Notional assessments                                                                        228

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999                                               228

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989                                                                  232

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988                                   241

Part 2--Application and transitional provisions                                                  242

Part 3--Consequential amendments                                                                       248

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999               248

Social Security Act 1991                                                                                         250

Schedule 6--Amendments relating to departure orders (commencing on 1 July 2008)       251

Part 1--Amendments                                                                                                   251

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989                                                                  251

Part 2--Application provision                                                                                   253

Schedule 7--Other amendments commencing on 1 July 2008                   254

Part 1--Amendments                                                                                                   254

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989                                                                  254

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988                                   255

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986                                                                           258

Part 2--Application provisions                                                                                 259

Schedule 8--Amendments relating to family tax benefit (commencing on 1 July 2008)     260

Part 1--Regular care children                                                                                   260

Division 1--Amendments                                                                                        260

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999                                               260

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999               292

Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988                                   294

Social Security Act 1991                                                                                         295

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986                                                                           299

Division 2--Application and saving provisions                                                  299

Part 2--Maintenance income test                                                                            302

Division 1--Amendments                                                                                        302

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999                                               302

Division 2--Application provision                                                                        310

Schedule 9--Transitional provision relating to court orders made before 1 July 2008       311

[Assented to 6 December 2006]

The Parliament of Australia enacts: