Child Support Act 1991

Transitional and savings provisions - Enforcement of liable parent contributions payable before 1 July 1992

256: Savings in respect of outstanding liable parent contributions

You could also call this:

“Old child support debts from before 1992 can still be collected”

If you owed money for child support before 1 July 1992, some old rules still apply. Even though the law changed, the government can still collect that money using the old rules. These rules are found in different parts of the Social Security Act 1964.

The person in charge of social security doesn’t have to try to collect the money if they think it would cost too much to do so. They can decide if it’s worth trying to get the money or not.

This law helps make sure that people who owed money for child support in the past still have to pay it, even though the rules have changed since then.

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Part 16 Transitional and savings provisions
Enforcement of liable parent contributions payable before 1 July 1992

256Savings in respect of outstanding liable parent contributions

  1. Notwithstanding the Social Security Amendment Act (No 5) 1991,—

  2. sections 10A, 12J, 27I to 27ZI (except section 27X) and Schedule 20 of the Social Security Act 1964 shall continue to apply; and
    1. section 27X of the Social Security Act 1964 shall continue to apply—
      1. in respect of any liable parent contributions assessed under that Act which are due but unpaid at the close of 30 June 1992 as if those sections and that schedule had not been repealed or amended by the Social Security Amendment Act (No 5) 1991.

      2. Notwithstanding subsection (1), the chief executive of the department for the time being responsible for the administration of the Social Security Act 1964 shall not be required to exercise his or her powers in respect of any such contributions if the chief executive considers that to do so would not be economically viable.

      Notes
      • Section 256(1)(a): amended, on , by section 2 of the Child Support Amendment Act (No 2) 1997 (1997 No 67).
      • Section 256(2): amended, on , by section 11 of the Employment Services and Income Support (Integrated Administration) Act 1998 (1998 No 96).