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CHILD SUPPORT (ASSESSMENT) REGULATIONS 1989 - NOTES

- made under the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

Statutory Rules 1989 No. 259 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 1 July 2008
taking into account amendments up to SLI 2008 No. 97

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

Contents

                        1     Commencement                                                              3

                        2     Name of regulations [see Note 1]                                      3

                        3     Interpretation                                                                   3

                        4     Exclusion of certain children -- section 22 of the Act          3

                      4B     Prescribed overseas jurisdictions (Act s 29)                       4

5>                      4C     Actions that may be taken by an overseas authority of a reciprocating jurisdiction         4

                        5     Excluded reciprocating jurisdictions (Act s 30A)                 4

5>                        7     Taxable income -- prescribed provisions and circumstances 5

                      7A     Factor for making a determination                                     6

                      7B     Adjusted taxable income -- prescribed circumstances        6

                      7C     Overseas income -- conversion of currency                       7

                      7D     Prescribed payments                                                       7

                        8     Conversion of annual rates into daily rates of payment -- child support period starting on or after 1 July 1999                                                                     8

                      8A     Conversion of periodic amounts into annual rates                9

                      9A     Circumstances in which Registrar's jurisdiction ceases (Act s 150DA) 10

5>                       10     Scale of expenses under subsection 161 (2) of the Act      10

                       11     Service of orders                                                            10

                    11A     Service of notices etc                                                     11

                  11AA     Service of documents in Australia for overseas authority    12

                    11B     Address for service                                                         12

                    11C     Giving notices or other communications in reciprocating jurisdictions (Act s 162B)        12

5>                       12     Date of making of application etc                                     13

                       13     Documents taken to be duly signed                                 13

Schedule                Expenses to be allowed to person required to attend under section 161 of the Act          14

Notes                                                                                                          15

 

  

  

Notes to the Child Support (Assessment) Regulations 1989

Note 1

The Child Support (Assessment) Regulations 1989 (in force under the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1989 No. 259 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003, which came into force on 1 January 2005, it is a requirement for all non-exempt legislative instruments to be registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments.  From 1 January 2005 the Statutory Rules series ceased to exist and was replaced with Select Legislative Instruments (SLI series).  Numbering conventions remain the same, ie Year and Number.

Table of Instruments

Year and
number

Date of
notification in
Gazette or FRLI registration

Date of
commencement

Application, saving or
transitional provisions

1989 No. 259

29 Sept 1989

1 Oct 1989

 

1991 No. 81

30 Apr 1991

30 Apr 1991

--

1992 No. 63

5 Mar 1992

5 Mar 1992

--

1993 No. 131

17 June 1993

17 June 1993

--

1994 No. 129

3 May 1994

3 May 1994

--

1995 No. 179

30 June 1995

30 June 1995

--

1995 No. 292

10 Oct 1995

1 Nov 1995

--

1996 No. 142

1 July 1996

1 July 1996

--

1996 No. 273

11 Dec 1996

1 Jan 1997

--

1997 No. 170

30 June 1997

1 July 1997

--

1997 No. 374

23 Dec 1997

23 Dec 1997

--

1998 No. 164

25 June 1998

1 July 1998

--

1999 No. 5

8 Feb 1999

8 Feb 1999

--

1999 No. 103

17 June 1999

1 July 1999

--

1999 No. 286

2 Dec 1999

15 Dec 1998

--

1999 No. 313

15 Dec 1999

15 Dec 1999

--

2001 No. 204

2 Aug 2001

2 Aug 2001

--

2002 No. 340

20 Dec 2002

14 Feb 2002

--

2004 No. 122

18 June 2004

18 June 2004

--

2004 No. 177

1 July 2004

1 July 2004

--

2006 No. 146

27 June 2006 (see F2006L01936)

1 July 2006 (see r. 2)

--

2007 No. 219

19 July 2007 (see F2007L02265)

19 July 2007 (see r. 2)

--

2008 No. 97

2 June 2008 (see F2008L01898)

1 July 2008

--

Table of Amendments

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

 

Provision affected

How affected

R. 2.........................................

rs. 1999 No. 5

R. 3.........................................

am. 2008 No. 97

Note to r. 3.............................

ad. 2007 No. 219

R. 3A.......................................

ad. 1999 No. 103

 

am. 2006 No. 146

 

rep. 2008 No. 97

R. 4.........................................

rs. 1993 No. 131

 

am. 1995 No. 292; 1996 No. 273; 1999 No. 5; 2008 No. 97

R. 4A.......................................

ad. 2007 No. 219

 

rep. 2008 No. 97

R. 4B......................................

ad. 2007 No. 219

R. 4C......................................

ad. 2008 No. 97

R. 5.........................................

rep. 1993 No. 131

 

ad. 2007 No. 219

R. 6.........................................

rs. 1991 No. 81

 

am. 1992 No. 63; 1993 No. 131; 1994 No. 129; 1995 No. 179;1996 No. 142; 1997 No. 170; 1998 No. 164

 

rep. 2007 No. 219

R. 7.........................................

am. 2002 No. 340

 

rs. 2008 No. 97

R. 7A.......................................

ad. 1993 No. 131

 

rs. 2008 No. 97

R. 7AA....................................

ad. 2007 No. 219

 

rs. 1997 No. 374; 1999 No. 286

 

rep. 2008 No. 97

R. 7B......................................

ad. 1993 No. 131

 

rep. 1997 No. 374

 

ad. 1999 No. 103

 

am. 2006 No. 146

 

rs. 2008 No. 97

R. 7C......................................

ad. 1993 No. 131

 

rep. 1997 No. 374

 

ad. 1999 No. 103

 

rs. 1999 No. 313; 2008 No. 97

R. 7CA....................................

ad. 2001 No. 204

 

am. 2004 No. 177

 

rep. 2008 No. 97

R. 7D......................................

ad. 1999 No. 286

 

rs. 2008 No. 97

Heading to r. 8......................

rs. 1999 No. 286

R. 8.........................................

am. 1991 No. 81; 1997 No. 374; 1999 No. 286

R. 8A.......................................

ad. 1991 No. 81

R. 9.........................................

am. 1994 No. 129; 1997 No. 170

 

rep. 2008 No. 97

R. 9A.......................................

ad. 2007 No. 219

R. 11A....................................

ad. 1994 No. 129

 

am. 2004 No. 122

R. 11AA..................................

ad. 2007 No. 219

R. 11B....................................

ad. 1994 No. 129

 

am. 2001 No. 204

 

rs. 2004 No. 122

R. 11C....................................

ad. 2007 No. 219

R. 12.......................................

am. 1999 No. 103

R. 13.......................................

ad. 1991 No. 81

 

am. 1994 No. 129

Schedule

 

Schedule...............................

am. 1994 No. 129