{"id":"F2020L01441","name":"Child Support (Assessment) (MTAWE amount) Determination 2020","slug":"child-support-assessment-mtawe-amount-determination-2020","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440662,"registerId":"F2020L01441-fast-fetch-1775956221349","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Child Support (Assessment) (MTAWE amount) Determination 2020","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nChild Support (Assessment) (MTAWE amount) Determination 2020\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nI, Anne Ruston, Minister for Families and Social Services, make the following Determination.\n\nDated 17 November 2020  \n\nAnne Ruston\n\nMinister for Families and Social Services\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Definitions\n\n5 Determination of amount\n\n \n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Child Support (Assessment) (MTAWE amount) Determination 2020.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument. The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under subsection 5A(6) of the Act.\n\n4  Definitions\n\nNote: relevant June quarter is defined in subsection 5A(2) of the Act.\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989.\n\n5  Determination of amount\n\n  The amount of $1,518.40 is determined for the relevant June quarter ending on 30 June 2020.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine parameter-setting determination that does not change the statutory scope or operation of the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989. It simply fixes the MTAWE figure for the specified June quarter under the authority in subsection 5A(6) (see s3 and s5)."},"complexity_factors":["Single-purpose, short instrument fixing one numeric parameter (s5)","Relies on definitions and calculation rules located in the parent Act rather than in this instrument (s4; note)","Ministerial power to determine the amount invoked (authority cited in s3)","Standard commencement mechanics (clause 2) add minor formal complexity","Low compliance burden but affects downstream calculations and administrative processes","No discretionary criteria or multi-part rules within this instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets the MTAWE (Maximum Taxable Average Weekly Earnings) at $1,518.40 for the relevant June quarter ending 30 June 2020, to be used as an input in child support assessments (s5; s4). \n\nMade by the Minister under subsection 5A(6) of the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 (s3), the number changes the arithmetic used to calculate child support liabilities between parents and the agency. It creates no new regulatory duties but alters private cash flows and requires routine administrative application."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow function intended by its enabling provision (subsection 5A(6) of the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989): setting the MTAWE amount for a specific quarter. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond this single administrative task."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 operative sections across 2 pages","Only 1 defined term ('Act')","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling provision (subsection 5A(6))","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Single substantive provision (section 5) containing only a fixed dollar amount and date","No subordinate provisions, schedules, or attachments"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes the Male Total Average Weekly Earnings (MTAWE) at $1,518.40 for the quarter ending 30 June 2020. That single figure is used in Australia’s child support formula, so it directly affects parents with assessments in that period and the agencies administering payments by determining the benchmark for calculating obligations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/child-support-assessment-mtawe-amount-determination-2020","history":"/api/acts/child-support-assessment-mtawe-amount-determination-2020/history","analysis":"/api/acts/child-support-assessment-mtawe-amount-determination-2020/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/child-support-assessment-mtawe-amount-determination-2020/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/child-support-assessment-mtawe-amount-determination-2020/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/child-support-assessment-mtawe-amount-determination-2020/documents"}}