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Child Support Act 1991

Amount of child support payable under formula assessment made by Commissioner

28: This Part sets out rates of child support

You could also call this:

"This part tells you how much child support you might need to pay"

This part of the law explains how much child support you need to pay when the Commissioner makes a calculation. However, the Commissioner or a court can change these amounts in some cases. If nobody asks for child support to be calculated, these rules don't apply. If you're looking after a child or you're a parent who needs to pay, you can agree to pay a different amount if you want to, as long as you follow the rules in this law.

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Part 2Amount of child support payable under formula assessment made by Commissioner

28This Part sets out rates of child support

  1. This Part sets out the rates of child support payable under a formula assessment of child support made by the Commissioner.

  2. This Part is subject to any determination made by the Commissioner under Part 5A, or 6A, or 6B and to any order made by the court under Part 7.

  3. If no application for formula assessment of child support is made, or required to be made, or deemed to be made, under this Act, this Part shall not apply.

  4. If a carer of a child and a liable parent wish child support to be paid at a different rate, they may, subject to this Act, enter into a voluntary agreement.

Notes
  • Section 28(2): substituted (with effect on 1 July 1994), on , by section 6(1) of the Child Support Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 74).
  • Section 28(2): amended, on , by section 8 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 42).
  • Section 28(4): amended, on , by section 34 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 12).