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Child Support Act 1991

Assessment of child support and domestic maintenance - Provisions relating to making of assessments

77: Assessment on basis of information supplied to Commissioner

You could also call this:

“How the Commissioner decides child support using information they already have”

When deciding how much child support or domestic maintenance you need to pay, the Commissioner can use the documents and information they already have. They don’t have to do extra research or ask for more information from you. This includes information they have from the Income Tax Act 2007 and the Tax Administration Act 1994. The Commissioner can make their decision based on what they already know, without needing to look for more details.

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Part 5 Assessment of child support and domestic maintenance
Provisions relating to making of assessments

77Assessment on basis of information supplied to Commissioner

  1. For the purpose of determining liability under a formula assessment, or making an assessment of child support or domestic maintenance payable under this Act, the Commissioner may act on the basis of the documents and information in his or her possession, and is not required to conduct any enquiries or investigations into the matter or to require (under this Act or the Income Tax Act 2007 or the Tax Administration Act 1994 or otherwise) the supply of any information or the production of any document.

Compare
  • Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 s 65 (Aust)
Notes
  • Section 77: amended, on , by section 34 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 12).
  • Section 77: amended, on (effective for 2008–09 income year and later), by section ZA 2(1) of the Income Tax Act 2007 (2007 No 97).
  • Section 77: amended, on (applying with respect to tax on income derived in 1995–96 and subsequent income years), by section YB 1 of the Income Tax Act 1994 (1994 No 164).