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Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
112Copies of maintenance orders and agreements to be forwarded to Registrar
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#### 112 Copies of maintenance orders and agreements to be forwarded to Registrar
(1) Where:
(a) under the Family Law Act 1975 or the law of a State or Territory:
(i) an order is made by, or registered in, a court; or
(ii) a maintenance agreement is registered in, or approved by, a court; and
(b) the order or agreement makes provision in relation to:
(i) the maintenance of a child; or
(ii) the maintenance by a party to a marriage of the other party to the marriage; or
(iii) the maintenance by a party to a de facto relationship of the other party to the de facto relationship;
the registrar or other responsible officer of the court shall, within 28 days after the day on which the event referred to in subparagraph (a)(i) or (ii) occurs, send a certified or sealed copy of the order or agreement to the Child Support Registrar.
(2) The Child Support Registrar may, by notice in writing served on the registrar or other responsible officer of a court, vary, in relation to the court, in such instances and to such extent as the Child Support Registrar thinks fit, the requirement of subsection (1).