Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FAMILY LAW ACT 1975 - SECT 66C

             (1)  The parents of a child have, subject to this Division, the primary duty to maintain the child.

             (2)  Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the duty of a parent to maintain a child:

                     (a)  is not of lower priority than the duty of the parent to maintain any other child or another person; and

                     (b)  has priority over all commitments of the parent other than commitments necessary to enable the parent to support:

                              (i)  himself or herself; or

                             (ii)  any other child or another person that the parent has a duty to maintain; and

                     (c)  is not affected by:

                              (i)  the duty of any other person to maintain the child; or

                             (ii)  any entitlement of the child or another person to an income tested pension, allowance or benefit.