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Child Support Act 1991

Departure from formula assessment of child support initiated by Commissioner

96U: Written response by subject parent

You could also call this:

“The parent can write back to the Commissioner about child support”

If you’re a parent who gets a notice from the Commissioner about child support, you can write back to them. You need to send your response in the way the Commissioner asks you to. You have 28 days from when you get the notice to send your response. The Commissioner will tell you how to send it to them. This is part of the rules about changing how child support is worked out.

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Part 6B Departure from formula assessment of child support initiated by Commissioner

96UWritten response by subject parent

  1. A subject parent may respond in writing to a notification by the Commissioner under section 96T.

  2. A written response under this section must be—

  3. made to the Commissioner in a manner specified by the Commissioner; and
    1. filed with the Commissioner within 28 days after the date the subject parent is sent notification under section 96T.

      Notes
      • Section 96U: inserted, on , by section 24 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 42).
      • Section 96U heading: amended, on , by section 34 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 12).
      • Section 96U(1): amended, on , by section 34 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 12).
      • Section 96U(2)(b): amended, on , by section 34 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 12).