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This Act may be cited as the Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme—New Formula and Other Measures) Act 2006.
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This Act, effective 1 July 2008, overhauled Australia’s child support system: who pays and how much is now calculated by multiple formulas that treat both parents’ incomes and the time each spends caring for children as financial contributions. It affects separated parents, non‑parent carers and the Child Support Registrar, introduces a 65% care threshold for zero liability, allows limited exclusion of post‑separation income, and gives the Registrar strong information‑gathering powers with significant penalties for non‑compliance.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme—New Formula and Other Measures) Act 2006.
This Act may be cited as the Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme—New Formula and Other Measures) Act 2006.
(1) Each provision of this Act 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.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:355.55pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:344.85pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Commencement information</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Column 1</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Column 2</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Column 3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Provision(s)</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Commencement</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Date/Details</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><a id="opcBkStart"></a><span style="font-size:10pt">1.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Sections</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">1 to 6 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">6 December 2006</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">2.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">3.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">2, items</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">1 to 91</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">3A.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">2, items</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">92 to 96</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">January 2008.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">January 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">3B.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">2, items</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">97 to 116</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">3C.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">2, item</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">116A</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">January 2008.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">January 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">3D.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">2, item</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">117</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">4.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">2, item</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">118</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">6 December 2006</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">5.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">3</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">January 2007.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">January 2007</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">6.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">4</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">Immediately after the commencement of Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">3 to this Act.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">January 2007</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">7.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">5, Part</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">1, Division</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">8.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">5, Part</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">1, Division</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">2</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">Immediately after the commencement of Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">1 to this Act.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">9.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">5, Part</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">1, Division</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">3</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">Immediately after the commencement of Division</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">2 of Part</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">1 of Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">5 to this Act.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">10.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">5, Part</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">2</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">6 December 2006</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">11.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">5, Part</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">3</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">12.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedules</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">6 and 7</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">13.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">8, items</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">1 to 5</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">14.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">8, item</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">6</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">6 December 2006</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">15.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">8, items</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">7 to 13</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">16.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">8, item</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">14</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">6 December 2006</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">17.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">8, items</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">15 to 19</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">18.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">8, item</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">20</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">6 December 2006</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">19.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">8, items</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">21 to 157</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by both Houses of the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.
(2) Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
(1) The Registrar may, where it is reasonably necessary for the purposes of this Act, by written notice, require a person: (a) to give to the Registrar, within a reasonable period (being a period of not less than 7 days), and in a reasonable manner, specified in the notice, such information as the Registrar requires; and (b) to attend before the Registrar, or before an officer authorised by the Registrar for the purpose, at a reasonable time and place specified in the notice, and then and there answer questions; and (c) to produce to the Registrar, at a reasonable time and place specified in the notice, any documents in the custody or under the control of the person. (2) The regulations must prescribe scales of expenses to be allowed to persons required to attend under this section. (3) A person commits an offence if the person fails to comply with a requirement under subsection (1).
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
(4) Subsection (3) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
In this Act:
Assessment Act means the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989.
Registration and Collection Act means the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988.
The Governor‑General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments or repeals made by this Act.
Schedule 1—The formulas (commencing on 1 July 2008)
Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
1 Part 5
Repeal the Part, substitute:
Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
This Act may be cited as the Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme—New Formula and Other Measures) Act 2006.
(1) Each provision of this Act 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.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:355.55pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:344.85pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Commencement information</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Column 1</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Column 2</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Column 3</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Provision(s)</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Commencement</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Date/Details</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><a id="opcBkStart"></a><span style="font-size:10pt">1.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Sections</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">1 to 6 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">6 December 2006</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">2.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">3.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">2, items</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">1 to 91</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">3A.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">2, items</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">92 to 96</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">January 2008.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">January 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">3B.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">2, items</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">97 to 116</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">3C.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">2, item</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">116A</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">January 2008.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">January 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">3D.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">2, item</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">117</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">4.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">2, item</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">118</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">6 December 2006</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">5.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">3</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">January 2007.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">January 2007</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">6.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">4</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">Immediately after the commencement of Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">3 to this Act.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">January 2007</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">7.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">5, Part</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">1, Division</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">8.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">5, Part</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">1, Division</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">2</span></p></td><td style="width:180.7pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">Immediately after the commencement of Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">1 to this Act.</span></p></td><td style="width:68.4pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">July 2008</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:74.35pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.35pt; padding-left:5.35pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">9.</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">Schedule</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">5, Part</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt">1, Division</span><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span><span styl
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