Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme—New Formula and Other Measures) Act 2006
59Shared care percentages where individual is FTB child of more than one person who are not members of the same couple
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59 Shared care percentages where individual is FTB child of more than one person who are not members of the same couple
(1) An individual has a shared care percentage under this section for an FTB child of the individual if the Secretary has determined, under subsection 22(6A), a percentage of the period mentioned in that subsection during which the child was, or will be, in the care of the individual.
Note: The Secretary is taken to have made a determination under subsection 22(6A) in a blended family case (see paragraph 27(2)(b)).
(2) The individual’s shared care percentage for the FTB child is the relevant percentage specified in column 2 of the table.
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:0.25pt; border-collapse:collapse"><thead><tr><td colspan="3" style="width:343.5pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Shared care percentages</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Item</span></p></td><td style="width:151.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="margin-bottom:3pt; page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Column 1</span></p><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Individual’s percentage determined under subsection 22(6A)</span></p></td><td style="width:145.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext" style="margin-bottom:3pt; page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Column 2</span></p><p class="Tabletext" style="page-break-after:avoid"><span style="font-size:10pt; font-weight:bold">Shared care percentage</span></p></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">1</span></p></td><td style="width:151.25pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">35% to less than 48%</span></p></td><td style="width:145.75pt; border-top:1.5pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">25% plus 2% for each percentage point over 35%</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">2</span></p></td><td style="width:151.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">48% to 52%</span></p></td><td style="width:145.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">50%</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">3</span></p></td><td style="width:151.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">more than 52% to 65%</span></p></td><td style="width:145.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">51% plus 2% for each percentage point over 53%</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:24.9pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">4</span></p></td><td style="width:151.25pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">more than 65% to 100%</span></p></td><td style="width:145.75pt; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:1.5pt solid #000000; padding-right:5.4pt; padding-left:5.4pt; vertical-align:top"><p class="Tabletext"><span style="font-size:10pt">100%</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>