Child Support Act 1991

Voluntary agreements - Procedure after acceptance or refusal of voluntary agreements

60: Duty to give notice of decision

You could also call this:

"The government must tell you if they accept or refuse your child support agreement"

After the Commissioner decides to accept or refuse a voluntary agreement, they must tell everyone involved in the agreement about their decision as soon as they can. They need to do this in writing.

When the Commissioner tells you about their decision, they also need to let you know that you can object to it if you're not happy. They have to make sure you know about this right to object under section 90.

Even if the Commissioner forgets to tell you that you can object, their decision is still valid. This means the decision still counts, even if they didn't remind you about your right to object.

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Topics:

Family and relationships > Children and parenting

59: Commencement of liability under voluntary agreement, or

"When payments start for voluntary child support or domestic maintenance agreements"

61: Duty to make assessment, or

"Commissioner calculates how much child support or domestic maintenance you need to pay each year"

Part 3Voluntary agreements
Procedure after acceptance or refusal of voluntary agreements

60Duty to give notice of decision

If the Commissioner accepts, or refuses to accept, a voluntary agreement, the Commissioner shall, as soon as practicable, notify each party to the agreement in writing of the decision.
The notice must include, or be accompanied by, a statement that specifically draws the attention of the parties to the agreement to the right to object under section 90 to the decision of the Commissioner if he or she is aggrieved by the decision.
A contravention of subsection (2) in relation to a decision does not affect the validity of the decision.

Compare

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 s 96 (Aust)