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Child Support Act 1991

General provisions - Refunds of financial support

216B: Transfer of refund

You could also call this:

"How you can use your child support refund to pay other bills"

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If you're owed money as a refund under section 216(3), you can ask the Commissioner to transfer some or all of this money to pay for other things. You can use it to pay:

  • Your own tax bill or other money you owe under the Tax Administration Act 1994
  • Someone else's tax bill or other money they owe under the Tax Administration Act 1994
  • Someone else's child support payments

You can choose when you want the money to be transferred, as long as it's on or after the day you ask for the transfer.

Once the transfer has been made, you can't change your mind or alter your request.

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Part 14General provisions
Refunds of financial support

216BTransfer of refund

  1. A person may request that the Commissioner transfer all or part of the refund that is payable to the person under section 216(3) towards the satisfaction of—

  2. a tax liability or other amount due of the person for the purposes of the Tax Administration Act 1994; or
    1. a tax liability or other amount due of another person for the purposes of the Tax Administration Act 1994; or
      1. another person's financial support liability.

        1. The person may choose the date on which all or part of the refund is transferred, being a date that occurs on or after the date of the request.

        2. A request cannot be withdrawn or amended after the transfer has been made.

        Notes
        • Section 216B: inserted, on , by section 42(1) of the Child Support Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 42).