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Child Support Act 1991

Collection of financial support - Due dates for payment of financial support

132: Due date for payment of financial support

You could also call this:

“When you need to pay child support money”

When you have to pay child support, here’s what you need to know about when it’s due:

Usually, you need to pay the child support for each day of a month by the 20th of the next month. For example, if you owe child support for July, you would need to pay it by August 20th.

Sometimes, the person in charge of child support (called the Commissioner) might set a different day for you to pay. This can happen if a court has ordered a specific payment date, or if you’re paying in instalments that aren’t monthly. In these cases, the Commissioner will tell you the new date when your payment is due.

Remember, these rules might change in some situations, which are explained in section 133 of the law.

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Part 8 Collection of financial support
Due dates for payment of financial support

132Due date for payment of financial support

  1. Subject to subsection (2) and section 133, the amount of financial support payable by a liable person in relation to any day in any month is a debt that is due and payable on the 20th of the following month.

  2. Subject to section 133, where in order either to comply with an order of the court or to facilitate the payment of financial support in instalments of other than monthly duration, it is necessary for the financial support payable by a liable person in relation to any day in any month to be payable on a day other than the 20th day of the following month, the Commissioner shall set that day as the day on which that financial support is due and payable as is necessary in order to either enable compliance with the order of the court or to facilitate the payment of financial support in instalments of other than monthly duration.