Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

FAMILY LAW RULES 2004 - RULE 4.26

        (1)         This rule applies to a child support application under section 98, 111, 116, 123, 129, 136, 139 or 143 of the Assessment Act or section 111C of the Registration Act, or a child maintenance application.

        (2)         On the first court date and the hearing date of the application, each party must bring to the court the following documents:

        (a)         a copy of the party’s taxation returns for the 3 most recent financial years;

        (b)         the party’s taxation assessments for the 3 most recent financial years;

        (c)         the party’s bank records for the period of 3 years ending on the date on which the application was filed;

        (d)         if the party receives wages or salary payments — the party’s payslips for the past 12 months;

        (e)         if the party owns or controls a business, either as sole trader, partnership or a company — the business activity statements and the financial statements (including profit and loss statements and balance sheets) for the 3 most recent financial years of the business; and

        (f)         any other document relevant to determining the income, needs and financial resources of the party.

Note 1    Documents that may need to be produced under paragraph (f) include documents setting out the details mentioned in rule 13.04.

Note 2    For variation of a maintenance order, see subsection 66S (3) of the Act.

        (3)         Before the hearing date, a party must produce the documents mentioned in subrule (2) for inspection, if the other party to the proceedings makes a written request for their production.

        (4)         If a request is made under subrule (3), the documents must be produced within 7 working days of the request being received.