Commonwealth Numbered Acts

CHILD SUPPORT ACT 1988

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Objects of Act  
   4.      Interpretation  
   5.      Extension and application of Act in relation to maintenance of children  
   6.      Additional application of Act in relation to maintenance of children  
   7.      Corresponding State laws  
   8.      Act to bind Crown  
   9.      External Territories  
   10.     Child Support Registrar  
   11.     Registrar to have general administration of Act  
   12.     Deputy Child Support Registrars  
   13.     Child Support Register  
   14.     Annual report  
   15.     Delegation  
   16.     Secrecy  
   17.     Liabilities in relation to children that are registrable maintenance liabilities  
   18.     Liabilities in relation to parties to marriages that are registrable maintenance liabilities  
   19.     Exclusion of liabilities by regulation  
   20.     Arrangements with States, Northern Territory and Norfolk Island for transfer of liabilities  
   21.     Arrangements in relation to Territories (other than the Northern Territory or Norfolk Island) for transfer of liabilities  
   22.     Registrar to register transferred liabilities in Child Support Register  
   23.     Payer and payee to notify Registrar when registrable maintenance liability arises etc.  
   24.     Registrar to register liability in Child Support Register on receipt of notification etc.  
   25.     Application for registration of registrable maintenance liability  
   26.     Particulars of liability to be entered in Child Support Register  
   27.     Single entry in relation to all liabilities with same payer and payee  
   28.     Day on which liability first becomes enforceable under Act  
   29.     Conversion of amounts payable under registrable maintenance liability into daily rates etc.  
   30.     Effect of registration  
   31.     Effect of registration on existing garnishment and attachment of earnings orders  
   32.     Payer and payee to be given copy of entry in Child Support Register on request  
   33.     Payee to notify Registrar of court order varying registered maintenance liability etc.  
   34.     Payee to notify Registrar of happening of affecting event  
   35.     Payer may apply to Registrar for variation of Child Support Register  
   36.     Registrar to vary Child Support Register on receipt of notification or application  
   37.     Registrar may vary Child Support Register to give effect to court order etc.  
   38.     Election to have enforceable maintenance liability no longer enforced under Act  
   39.     Application for variation to enable liability to again become enforceable under Act  
   40.     Entry wrongly existing in Child Support Register  
   41.     Obsolete entries in Child Support Register  
   42.     Correction of clerical errors and other mistakes in Child Support Register  
   43.     General rule of collection by automatic withholding in case of employees  
   44.     Cases in which automatic withholding not applicable  
   45.     Notification to be given to employer and employee  
   46.     Duty of employer to make deductions from salary or wages  
   47.     Additional duties of employers  
   48.     Two or more employers in relation to one employee  
   49.     Discharge of payer's liability to Registrar and employer's liability to payer  
   50.     Payment by trustees of deducted amounts  
   51.     Penalty for late remittance of deductions  
   52.     Penalty for failure etc. to make deductions from salary or wages  
   53.     Penalty in relation to certain unexplained remittances by employers  
   54.     Remission of certain penalty amounts  
   55.     Reduction of late payment penalty where judgment debt carries interest  
   56.     Penalty to be alternative to prosecution for certain offences against Part  
   57.     Employers not to prejudice employees because of registrable maintenance liabilities etc.  
   58.     Employers not to disclose information etc.  
   59.     Records to be kept and preserved by employers  
   60.     Incorrectly keeping records etc.  
   61.     Access to premises etc.  
   62.     Public officer of company  
   63.     Public officer of trust estate  
   64.     Amounts payable under Part debts due to Commonwealth  
   65.     Application of amounts paid or credited where 2 or more debts due  
   66.     When child support debts due and payable  
   67.     Penalty for late payment of child support debts  
   68.     Remission of late payment penalty  
   69.     Reduction of late payment penalty where judgment debt carries interest  
   70.     Apportionment of payment between payees  
   71.     Direct payments to payee  
   72.     Application of tax overpayments  
   73.     Establishment etc.  
   74.     Payments into Trust Account  
   75.     Payments out of Trust Account  
   76.     Entitlement of payees to be paid collected amounts  
   77.     Unremitted deductions made by employers  
   78.     Unexplained remittances from employers  
   79.     Overpayments of payees  
   80.     Notice to be given to payer and payee in relation to decisions reviewable by the courts  
   81.     Statement to accompany notices  
   82.     Objections relating to registration  
   83.     Objections relating to variations to Child Support Register  
   84.     Objections against deletion of entries from Child Support Register  
   85.     Objections relating to appealable refusal decisions  
   86.     Registrar to serve copy of grounds of objection on other party  
   87.     Consideration of objections by Registrar  
   88.     Appeal against decisions on objections  
   89.     Applications for extension of time  
   90.     Copy of application for extension of time to be served on other party etc.  
   91.     Consideration of applications for extension of time for lodging objections  
   92.     Powers of court on appeal  
   93.     Implementation of decisions  
   94.     Pending appeal or review not to affect registration etc.  
   95.     Reviewable decisions defined  
   96.     Statement to accompany notices  
   97.     Objections relating to reviewable decisions  
   98.     Consideration of objections by Registrar  
   99.     Review of decisions on objections  
   100.    Applications for extension of time  
   101.    Consideration of applications for extension of time  
   102.    Implementation of decisions  
   103.    Pending review not to affect decision  
   104.    Jurisdiction of courts under Act  
   105.    Application of Family Law Act  
   106.    Appellate jurisdiction of Family Court under Act  
   107.    Appeals to Family Court under Act  
   108.    Cases stated  
   109.    Appeals to High Court  
   110.    Appeals from courts of summary jurisdiction  
   111.    Duties of payers  
   112.    Copies of maintenance orders and agreements to be forwarded to Registrar  
   113.    Recovery of debts  
   114.    Application of payments  
   115.    Substituted service  
   116.    Evidence  
   117.    Appearance by Registrar etc.  
   118.    Judicial notice of signature  
   119.    False or misleading statements  
   120.    Obtaining of information and evidence  
   121.    Order to comply with requirement  
   122.    Right of contribution  
   123.    Act not taxation law  
   124.    Application of Act to overseas orders and agreements  
   125.    Regulations