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Child Support Act 1991

Payment of financial support - Payments by Commissioner

150: Time at which unexplained remittances deemed to be received

You could also call this:

“When money is received but it's unclear who it's for”

When the Commissioner gets money but doesn’t know who it’s for, they hold onto it. This money isn’t counted as received until the Commissioner knows which people the money is for. The Commissioner needs to be sure about who the money belongs to before they can use it. This rule applies to money that’s been taken from people who owe child support payments. The Commissioner has to figure out exactly how much of the money belongs to each person who owes child support before they can say they’ve officially received it.

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Part 9 Payment of financial support
Payments by Commissioner

150Time at which unexplained remittances deemed to be received

  1. Any amount which is held by the Commissioner under section 149(2) shall be deemed, for the purposes of this Part, not to have been received by the Commissioner until the day on which the amount attributable to each of the liable persons from whom an amount has been deducted by the person has been established to the satisfaction of the Commissioner.