Commonwealth Numbered Acts

CHILD SUPPORT (ASSESSMENT) ACT 1989 No. 124 of 1989 - SECT 118

118. (1) The orders that a court may make under this Division are as follows:

   (a)  an order varying the annual rate of child support payable by the
        liable parent concerned;

   (b)  an order varying the child support percentage, adjusted income amount,
        child support income amount or exempted income amount of the
        liable parent;

   (c)  an order making provision of a kind permitted under the regulations
        with respect to the calculation of any such amount in relation to the
        liable parent;

   (d)  an order varying the child support income amount or disregarded income
        amount of the custodian entitled to child support concerned;

   (e)  an order making provision of a kind permitted under the regulations
        with respect to the calculation of any such amount in relation to the
        custodian entitled to child support;

   (f)  an order directing that one or more of the following provisions is not
        to apply:

        (i)    section 41 (Child support not payable if child support income
               amount does not exceed exempted income amount);

        (ii)   section 42 (Cap on child support if child support income amount
               exceeds 2.5 times yearly equivalent or relevant AWE amount);

        (iii)  section 52 (Cap on combined child support liabilities of 2
               liable parents);

   (g)  an order varying a factor ascertained under paragraph 54 (b).

(2) An order under this section may make different provision in relation to
different child support years and in relation to different parts of a child
support year.

(3) If the court makes an order under this section, the court must:

   (a)  give reasons for making the order (including reasons for its
        satisfaction as required by paragraph 117 (1) (b)); and

   (b)  cause the reasons to be entered in the records of the court.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply in relation to an order made by consent.

(5) A contravention of subsection (3) in relation to an order does not affect
the validity of the order.