Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsNote: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) Assessment Act;
(b) child support assessment;
(c) Child Support Register;
(d) enforceable maintenance liability;
(e) Human Services Department.
In this instrument:
"account" means an account, maintained by a person, to which money received on deposit by a bank, or a foreign corporation, from that person is credited.
"Act" means the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 .
"address for service" , in relation to a person, includes both:
(a) the person's address for the physical delivery of notices; and
(b) the person's address for the electronic delivery of notices.
"Australia-New Zealand Agreement" means the Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of New Zealand on Child and Spousal Maintenance done at Canberra on 12 April 2000, a copy of the text of which is set out in Schedule 1.
"bank" includes a body corporate that is an ADI (authorised deposit - taking institution) for the purposes of the Banking Act 1959 .
"consent" has the meaning given by section 5 of the Electronic Transactions Act 1999 .
"electronic communication" has the meaning given by section 5 of the Electronic Transactions Act 1999 .
"Foreign Affairs Department" means the Department administered by the Minister responsible for administering the Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities Act 1967 .
"instalment period" means the period for a social security periodic payment determined under paragraph 43(1)(b) of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 .
"minimum annual rate of child support" means the amount
set out in subsection
66(5) of the Assessment Act as if
that amount applied to a calendar
year in which a periodic deduction is made.
"minimum social security rate" has the meaning given by subsection 20(3) of this instrument.
"minimum veterans rate" has the meaning given by subsection 21(3) of this instrument.
"ordinary income" has the same meaning as in subsection 8(1) of the Social Security Act 1991 .
"partnered" has the same meaning as in paragraph 4(11)(a) of the Social Security Act 1991 .
"pension period" has the same meaning as in section 5Q of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 .
"week day" means a day other than a Saturday or a Sunday.