{"id":"F2021L01442","name":"Child Support (Assessment) (MTAWE amount) Determination 2021","slug":"child-support-assessment-mtawe-amount-determination-2021","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":441041,"registerId":"F2021L01442-fast-fetch-1775956468482","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Child Support (Assessment) (MTAWE amount) Determination 2021","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-keywords: \"[SEC=OFFICIAL]\"\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 2021\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nI, Anne Ruston, Minister for Families and Social Services, make the following Determination.\n\nDated 15 October 2021   \n\nSenator the Hon Anne 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 2021.\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The day after this instrument is registered.\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 $1,561.30 is determined for the relevant June quarter ending on 30 June 2021.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This determination does not change the class of persons covered, the formulas or eligibility in the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989; it narrowly sets the MTAWE dollar amount for the specified quarter (instrument s5)."},"complexity_factors":["Single, concrete numeric outcome: the instrument only determines one dollar amount ($1,561.30).","Narrow operational scope: applies only to the relevant June quarter ending 30 June 2021 (instrument s5).","Legal dependency on existing Act definitions and mechanisms: relies on 'relevant June quarter' in subsection 5A(2) and authority in subsection 5A(6) of the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 (instrument ss3–4).","Straightforward commencement mechanics: entire instrument commences the day after registration (instrument s2).","Low administrative discretion: Ministerial power exercised to set a statutorily required input rather than to change substantive policy.","Downstream effect complexity: although instrument is simple, it affects many individual calculations under the Act, so operational impact is dispersed across many payers/recipients.","Minimal compliance burden: no new reporting or procedural requirements imposed on private parties by this instrument itself."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes the MTAWE (Maximum Taxable Average Weekly Earnings) number used in child support calculations at $1,561.30 for the June quarter ending 30 June 2021. It is made under subsection 5A(6) of the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 and enters into force the day after registration.\n\nParents whose child support is assessed will see assessments use this updated earnings benchmark. The Minister sets the figure; the change alters assessment inputs (and therefore payment amounts) but does not change assessment rules or eligibility."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly the narrow, technical function it was designed for: setting the MTAWE amount for a specific quarter. It has not expanded beyond its original purpose of updating the child support formula with current earnings data."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 5 operative sections spanning roughly one page","Only 1 defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","Single, unconditional operative provision (section 5) containing only a number and a date","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling provision (subsection 5A(6))","No exceptions, conditions, or nested logic","Purpose-built for a single mechanical task: inserting a statistical figure into the child support formula"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument fixes the Male Total Average Weekly Earnings (MTAWE) at $1,561.30 for the June quarter ending 30 June 2021. That statistical wage benchmark is used in the child support formula, so the determination directly affects parents who pay or receive child support and the agencies that administer it by enabling accurate calculations for that period."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/child-support-assessment-mtawe-amount-determination-2021","history":"/api/acts/child-support-assessment-mtawe-amount-determination-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/child-support-assessment-mtawe-amount-determination-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/child-support-assessment-mtawe-amount-determination-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/child-support-assessment-mtawe-amount-determination-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/child-support-assessment-mtawe-amount-determination-2021/documents"}}