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Section 140A - Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 - Simplified outline — Zoe

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#### 140A Simplified outline The following is a simplified outline of this Division: • In exercising jurisdiction under this Act, a court has broad powers. • An amount of child support paid when there is no liability to do so may be recovered in a court.

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