Commonwealth Numbered Acts

CHILD SUPPORT (ASSESSMENT) ACT 1989 No. 124 of 1989 - SECT 100

100. (1) The Family Law Act 1975 (other than Part X of that Act) applies,
subject to this Act and with such modifications as are prescribed by the Rules
of Court, to proceedings under this Act (other than proceedings under
paragraph 79 (a)) as if:

   (a)  the proceedings were proceedings under Part VII of that Act; and

   (b)  the proceedings were proceedings instituted under Part VII of that
        Act; and

   (c)  a court having or exercising jurisdiction in the proceedings were a
        court having or exercising jurisdiction under Part VII of that Act;
        and

   (d)  a decree made in the proceedings were a decree made under Part VII of
        that Act; and

   (e)  matters arising in the proceedings were matters arising under Part VII
        of that Act; and

   (f)  any other necessary changes were made.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), a decree made by a court under this Act
may be enforced under the Family Law Act 1975 as if it were a decree made by a
court under Part VII of that Act.

(3) Where any difficulty arises in the application of subsection (1) or (2) in
or in relation to a particular proceeding, the court exercising jurisdiction
in the proceeding may, on the application of a party to the proceeding or of
its own motion, give such directions, and make such orders, as it considers
appropriate to resolve the difficulty.