Social Services and Other Legislation Amendment (Coronavirus and Other Measures) Act 2020 (97 of 2020)

Schedule 6   Child support

Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

4   At the end of section 58AA

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Determination of amount by Minister

(4) If the Australian Statistician has not published an AWE amount for a December quarter of a year of income before the end of the first 31 March after the end of that quarter, the Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine an amount for that quarter.

(5) If the Minister does so, the AWE amount for that quarter is taken to be the amount determined in the instrument under subsection (4) for that quarter.