Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00851:section:98w
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00851
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 98W
Character Range: 330432–331757

98W  Simplified outline
  The following is a simplified outline of this Part:

         • Jurisdiction under this Act is conferred on certain federal and State courts.
         • Generally, a person may apply for an order under this Part without having first obtained internal review under Part VII of the Registration and Collection Act.
         • A court may declare that a person should, or should not, be assessed in respect of the costs of the child because the person is, or is not, a parent of the child.
         • A court may grant leave for the making of a departure determination under Part 6A, or a departure order under Division 4 of this Part, in relation to a period more than 18 months but less than 7 years earlier.
         • In special circumstances, a court may make an order equivalent to a departure determination.
         • A court may order that child support be paid in a form other than periodic amounts paid to a carer (including in the form of a lump sum payment).
         • A court may set aside a child support agreement or termination agreement in certain circumstances (such as fraud, undue influence or change of circumstance).
         • A court may make an order for the payment of child support if a child is in urgent need of financial assistance.

Division 1—Jurisdiction of courts