Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00813:section:4:p6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00813
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 4 (pt 6/11)
Character Range: 31773–34712

5 of the Assessment Act.
order includes:
 (a) an interim order; and
 (b) an order (including an interim order) made under the law of a foreign country.
overseas authority means a judicial or administrative authority of a reciprocating jurisdiction that is responsible for giving effect to an international maintenance arrangement.
overseas maintenance liability means a liability that arises under:
 (a) a maintenance order made by a judicial authority of a reciprocating jurisdiction; or
 (b) a maintenance agreement registered by a judicial or administrative authority of a reciprocating jurisdiction; or
 (c) a maintenance assessment issued by an administrative authority of a reciprocating jurisdiction.
party to a de facto relationship has the same meaning as in the Family Law Act 1975.
party to a marriage has the same meaning as in Part VIII of the Family Law Act 1975.
payee:
 (a) means:
 (i) in relation to a registrable maintenance liability or an overseas maintenance liability—the person who is entitled, or would, but for the registration of the liability under this Act, be entitled, to receive payments under the liability; and
 (ii) in relation to an agency reimbursement liability—the overseas authority seeking reimbursement under that liability; and
 (iii) in relation to a carer liability—the person who is entitled to receive payment under the liability (see subsection 69B(3)); and
 (b) for the purposes of section 42C and Parts VII and VIIA, in relation to a registrable overseas maintenance liability, also includes an overseas authority.
payer means:
 (a) in relation to a registrable maintenance liability—the person who is liable to make payments under the liability; or
 (b) in relation to a deductible liability—the person who is liable to pay the liability.
payment period, except in section 76, means one of the following periods:
 (a) a week;
 (b) a fortnight;
 (c) a 4 week period;
 (d) a month;
 (e) a calendar month.
periodic amount means a weekly, monthly, yearly or other periodic amount.
person includes a company.
protected earnings rate means a weekly rate prescribed for the purposes of this definition.
reciprocating jurisdiction means:
 (a) a foreign country; or
 (b) a part of a foreign country;
that is prescribed by the regulations to be a reciprocating jurisdiction.
reconsideration of a decision has the meaning given by section 110Q.
registered maintenance liability means a registrable maintenance liability that is registered under this Act.
registrable maintenance liability means a liability that is, under section 17, 17A, 18 or 18A, a registrable maintenance liability.
registrable overseas maintenance liability means a registrable maintenance liability mentioned in section 18A.
Registrar means the Child Support Registrar.
regular care has the meaning given by subsection 5(2) of the Assessment Act.
related Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) Rules has the