Negotiated arrangements 23. Where the Registrar negotiates an arrangement for the debt to be repaid, the Registrar will advise the person he will apply any amount owing to the debt. The person may be complying with that arrangement. Nevertheless, the Registrar will apply the amount owing, unless doing so would cause the person serious hardship. Employer withholding timing adjustment 24.
Child support is a monthly liability.
However, wages can be paid weekly, fortnightly, four weekly or monthly. In arranging employer withholding the Registrar asks the employer to deduct a fixed amount from each pay and to remit this to the Agency. Because the liability is due monthly, the amount deducted by the employer in any one month may be more or less than the monthly amount payable, depending on the number of pay periods in that month. These amounts are included in a 'timing adjustment' as a floating debit or credit carried over from one month to the next. The Registrar will not apply an amount owing to a timing adjustment if he expects it to be paid through later employer withholding deductions.