Commonwealth Numbered Acts Commonwealth Numbered Acts
Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
1 Paragraph 5A(5)(b)
After "Statistician", insert "or that was applicable because of subsection (7)".
2 At the end of section 5A
Add:
Determination of amount by Minister
(6) If the Australian Statistician has not published the amount referred to in subsection (1) for a relevant June quarter before the end of the first 30 September after the end of that quarter, the Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine an amount for that quarter.
(7) If the Minister does so, the amount referred to in subsection (1) for that quarter is taken to be the amount determined in the instrument under subsection (6) for that quarter.
Note: The annualised MTAWE figure for that quarter will be 52 times the amount that is taken to be the amount referred to in subsection (1) for that quarter.
3 Paragraph 58AA(3)(b)
After "Statistician", insert "or that was applicable because of subsection (5)".
4 At the end of section 58AA
Add:
Determination of amount by Minister
(4) If the Australian Statistician has not published an AWE amount for a December quarter of a year of income before the end of the first 31 March after the end of that quarter, the Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine an amount for that quarter.
(5) If the Minister does so, the AWE amount for that quarter is taken to be the amount determined in the instrument under subsection (4) for that quarter.
5 Subsection 155(2A)
Omit "within the meaning of subsection 58AA(1)", substitute "see section 58AA".
6 Application provisions
(1) The amendments of section 5A of the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 made by this Schedule apply in relation to the following:
(a) the relevant June quarter ending on 30 June 2020;
(b) relevant June quarters ending after the commencement of this item.
(2) The amendments of section 58AA of the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 made by this Schedule apply in relation to December quarters ending after the commencement of this item.