Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2010C00151:clause:1_41
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2010C00151
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 41
Character Range: 32980–34929

41  Working out parent's child support income

Single child support case—no relevant dependent children

 (1) If:
 (a) a parent is to be assessed in respect of the costs of a child in only one child support case; and
 (b) the parent does not have a relevant dependent child;
the parent's child support income for the child for a day in a child support period is the amount worked out using the formula:

Single child support case—relevant dependent children

 (2) If:
 (a) a parent is to be assessed in respect of the costs of a child (the particular child) in only one child support case; and
 (b) the parent has at least one relevant dependent child;
the parent's child support income for the particular child for a day in a child support period is the amount worked out using the formula:

Multiple child support cases—no relevant dependent children

 (3) If:
 (a) a parent is to be assessed in respect of the costs of a child (the particular child); and
 (b) the parent is also to be assessed in respect of the costs of another child in another child support case; and
 (c) the parent does not have a relevant dependent child;
the parent's child support income for the particular child for a day in a child support period is the amount worked out using the formula:

Multiple child support cases—relevant dependent children

 (4) If:
 (a) a parent is to be assessed in respect of the costs of a child (the particular child); and
 (b) the parent is also to be assessed in respect of the costs of another child in another child support case; and
 (c) the parent has at least one relevant dependent child;
the parent's child support income for the particular child for a day in a child support period is the amount worked out using the formula:

Negative result taken to be nil

 (5) A parent's child support income for a day in a child support period is taken to be nil if the amount worked out using a formula in this section is negative.