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Child Support Act 1991

Departure from formula assessment of child support initiated by Commissioner

96ZG: Application of certain provisions in Part 6A to proceedings under this Part

You could also call this:

“Rules for changes to child support calculations and hearings”

When the Commissioner decides to change how child support is calculated, certain rules from another part of the law also apply. These rules are about getting help during a hearing and what happens if parents make an agreement before a decision is made.

If you need someone to help you or speak for you at a hearing, there are rules about when this is allowed. These rules usually apply to applications, but they also apply in this situation.

If parents make an agreement about child support before a decision is made, there are rules about how this affects things. These rules also apply in this situation, even though they were originally made for a different part of the law.

These rules apply to this situation in the same way they would to an application, but with some small changes to make them fit.

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

96ZGApplication of certain provisions in Part 6A to proceedings under this Part

  1. The following provisions of Part 6A apply to proceedings under this Part, with necessary modifications, as if any reference to an application in those sections were a reference to proceedings under this Part:

  2. section 96J (which relates to circumstances in which representation or assistance at a hearing may be approved):
    1. section 96K (which relates to the effect of a child support agreement entered into before a determination is made).

      Notes
      • Section 96ZG: inserted, on , by section 24 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 42).