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Child Support Act 1991

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

83: Evidence relating to assessments

You could also call this:

“How the government proves that child support payments are correct”

When you receive a notice of assessment or a document that looks like a copy of one, signed by the Commissioner or someone from the Department, it proves that the assessment was made properly. It also shows that all the details in the notice are correct, unless someone challenges it through sections 91 to 95.

If you see a document signed by the Commissioner or someone from the Department that looks like a copy or part of a notice of assessment, it’s just as good as evidence as the original would be. This document can prove the same things as the original notice would if you had it.

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

83Evidence relating to assessments

  1. The production of a notice of assessment, or a document signed by the Commissioner or an officer of the Department that appears to be a copy of a notice of assessment, is conclusive evidence of the proper making of an assessment and, except in proceedings under sections 91 to 95, that all particulars of the notice of assessment are correct.

  2. The production of a document signed by the Commissioner or an officer of the Department that appears to be a copy of, or an extract from, any notice of assessment is evidence of the matters in the document to the same extent as the original would be if it were produced.

Compare
  • Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 s 70 (Aust)
Notes
  • Section 83(1): amended, on , by section 4(1) of the Child Support Amendment Act (No 3) 1997 (1997 No 76).
  • Section 83(2): amended, on , by section 4(2) of the Child Support Amendment Act (No 3) 1997 (1997 No 76).