Part 5
Assessment of child support and domestic maintenance
Provisions relating to making of assessments
89Notification by Commissioner to other payers and payees
The Commissioner must give written notice under this section to every person who is required under this Act to make payments, and every person entitled under this Act to receive payments, of—
- domestic maintenance; or
- child support under a voluntary agreement; or
- child support under a court order.
The notice must set out—
- the amount of domestic maintenance or child support payable; and
- the name of the payer and the payee; and
- in the case only of a notice relating to child support, the name of each child in respect of whom payment is to be made.
The notice must be given—
- as soon as practicable after determining the amount payable in respect of a child support year; and
- after making any assessment that changes the amount payable.
The notice must contain sufficient information to enable the recipient to exercise his or her rights to object under section 90 or 91.
The notice must also include, or be accompanied by, statements that specifically draw to the attention of the recipient his or her right to—
- object under section 90 or 91 if he or she is aggrieved by any of the particulars of the assessment; and
- apply to the Family Court under Part 7.
Notes
- Section 89: replaced, on , by section 17 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 12).
- Section 89(5)(b): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).