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Child Support Act 1991

Departure from formula assessment of child support initiated by Commissioner

96Z: Written representations by parties

You could also call this:

“Parties can send written reasons about changing child support payments”

You can give written reasons about whether there are grounds for changing child support payments. If you’re a parent who has to pay child support, you need to send your reasons to the Commissioner within 14 days of being told about the possible change. If you’re someone else involved, you also have 14 days to send your reasons after you’re told about it.

If you’re the parent paying child support, you can see what other people write about the change. If you’re someone else involved, you can see what the parent wrote, but only if they wrote it after you were told about the possible change.

The Commissioner can only share information about the parent that they got during this process. They can’t share any other information they might have about the parent.

You need to send your reasons to the Commissioner in the way they ask you to. Remember, this is all about possibly changing how child support is worked out.

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

96ZWritten representations by parties

  1. Any party may make written representations as to whether the grounds for a determination under this Part exist.

  2. Any written representations made by a party in proceedings under this Part must be—

  3. made to the Commissioner in a manner specified by the Commissioner; and
    1. filed with the Commissioner,—
      1. in the case of a subject parent, within 14 days after the date on which the subject parent is sent notification under section 96W; and
        1. in the case of a relevant person (see section 96Y(8)), within 14 days after the date on which the relevant person is sent notification under section 96X.

        2. A subject parent is entitled to receive a copy of any written representations (and any accompanying documentation) that a relevant person provides to the Commissioner under this section.

        3. A relevant person who elects to become a party in accordance with section 96Y is entitled to receive a copy of any written representations (and any accompanying documentation) that the subject parent provides to the Commissioner under this section if those representations are provided to the Commissioner after the subject parent is sent notification under section 96W.

        4. For the purposes of this Part, a relevant person is not entitled to any information relating to the subject parent that is in the Commissioner's possession other than information that came into the Commissioner's possession in the course of proceedings under this Part after those proceedings are started under section 96V.

        Notes
        • Section 96Z: inserted, on , by section 24 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 42).
        • Section 96Z heading: amended, on , by section 34 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 12).
        • Section 96Z(1): amended, on , by section 34 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 12).
        • Section 96Z(2): amended, on , by section 34 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 12).
        • Section 96Z(2)(b)(i): amended, on , by section 34 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 12).
        • Section 96Z(2)(b)(ii): replaced, on , by section 34(1) of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2015–16, Research and Development, and Remedial Matters) Act 2016 (2016 No 1).
        • Section 96Z(2)(b)(ii): amended, on , by section 34 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 12).
        • Section 96Z(3): amended, on , by section 34(2) of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2015–16, Research and Development, and Remedial Matters) Act 2016 (2016 No 1).
        • Section 96Z(3): amended, on , by section 34 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 12).
        • Section 96Z(4): amended, on , by section 34(3) of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2015–16, Research and Development, and Remedial Matters) Act 2016 (2016 No 1).
        • Section 96Z(4): amended, on , by section 34 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 12).
        • Section 96Z(5): amended, on , by section 34(4) of the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2015–16, Research and Development, and Remedial Matters) Act 2016 (2016 No 1).
        • Section 96Z(5): amended, on , by section 34 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 12).