Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme - New Formula and Other Measures) Act 2006 (146 of 2006)

Schedule 2   Consequential amendments and application and saving provisions relating to the formulas

Part 1   Consequential amendments

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

78   Subsection 98S(1)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(1) The determinations the Registrar may make under this Part are as follows:

(a) a determination varying the annual rate of child support payable by a parent;

(b) a determination varying a parent's or non-parent carer's cost percentage for a child;

(c) a determination varying a parent's child support income;

(d) a determination varying the parents' combined child support income;

(e) a determination that:

(i) the column in the Costs of the Children Table that covers a parent's child support income or combined child support income that is, or is determined to be, greater than 2.5 times the annualised MTAWE figure for the relevant September quarter, is the column headed "2 to 2.5"; and

(ii) the column is to apply as if the second dollar amount in the heading to that column did not apply;

(f) a determination varying a parent's child support percentage;

(g) a determination varying a parent's adjusted taxable income;

(h) a determination varying a parent's relevant dependent child amount or multi-case allowance;

(i) a determination varying a parent's self-support amount;

(j) a determination varying the costs of the children.

Note: There are limitations on the Registrar making a determination that varies an annual rate of child support payable in respect of a child support case below the minimum annual rate (see section 98SA).