Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00851:front:0:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00851
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 2719–5740

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16A Norfolk Island
Part 2—Counselling
17 Court counselling facilities to be made available
Part 3—Children who may be covered by Act
18 Act applies only in relation to eligible children
19 Children born on or after commencing day are eligible children
20 Children of parents who separate on or after commencing day are eligible children
21 Children with a brother or sister who is an eligible child are eligible children
22 Exclusion of certain children from coverage of Act
Part 4—Applications to Registrar for administrative assessment of child support
Division 1—Application requirements
23 Application requirements generally
24 Children in relation to whom applications may be made
25 Persons who may apply—parents
25A Persons who may apply—non‑parent carers
26 Requirements of applications where there are joint carers
26A Requirements of application if child is cared for under child welfare law
27 Application for administrative assessment
28 Application for child support for 2 or more children made in same form
Division 2—Decision on application
29 How decision is to be made
29A Person by whom child support is payable must be Australian resident or resident of reciprocating jurisdiction
29B Applications by residents of reciprocating jurisdictions
30 Decision on application
30A No administrative assessment or acceptance of agreement if contrary to international maintenance arrangement
30B Registrar may refuse application for administrative assessment if overseas liability already registered
31 Requirement to assess child support on acceptance of application
32 Withdrawal of application by applicant
Division 3—Notice of decision
33 Notice to be given to unsuccessful applicant
34 Giving notice of successful application
Part 4A—Assessments of child support for later child support periods
34A Registrar must make assessment when new tax figure is available
34B Administrative assessment for child support period started by new agreement when support already payable
34C Administrative assessments for child support periods not started by application or new agreement
Part 5—Administrative assessment of child support
Division 1—Preliminary
35A Simplified outline
Division 2—The formulas
Subdivision A—Preliminary
35B Simplified outline
35C Application of Part to determine annual rate of child support
Subdivision B—Working out annual rates of child support using incomes of both parents in single child support case
35D Application of Subdivision
35 Formula 1: Method statement using incomes of both parents in single child support case with no non‑parent carer
36 Formula 2: Working out annual rates of child support using incomes of both parents in single child support case with a non‑parent carer
Subdivision C—Working out annual rates of child support using incomes of both parents in multiple child support cases
36A Application of Subdivision
37 Formula 3: Method statement using incomes of both parents in multiple child support cases with no non‑parent carer
38 Formula 4: Working