Child Support Act 1991

Voluntary agreements - Procedure on application for acceptance of voluntary agreements

57: Decision on application

You could also call this:

"The government decides if your agreement is okay"

When you apply for a voluntary agreement, the Commissioner will decide whether to accept it. The Commissioner will accept your agreement if they think your application is done correctly. If they don't think it's done correctly, they might say no to your agreement.

To decide if your application is done right, the Commissioner can look at your application, the papers you sent with it, and any other information they already have. They don't have to do extra checking or ask more questions about it.

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This page was last updated on 15 April 2025

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Topics:

Family and relationships > Children and parenting

56: Dual applications, or

"You can ask for more than one agreement to be accepted at the same time"

58: Consequences of Commissioner accepting voluntary agreement, or

"What happens when the government accepts a family's agreement about child support"

Part 3Voluntary agreements
Procedure on application for acceptance of voluntary agreements

57Decision on application

The Commissioner shall accept a voluntary agreement if satisfied that the application is properly made.
The Commissioner may refuse to accept the agreement if not satisfied that the application is properly made.
In determining whether an application is properly made, the Commissioner—
may act on the basis of the application and the documents accompanying the application and any other information in the Commissioner's possession; and
is not required to conduct any enquiries or investigations into the matter.

Compare

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 ss 91, 92 (Aust)