20Prescribed periodic deduction

#### 20 Prescribed periodic deduction (1) If a person: (a) is a payer of an enforceable maintenance liability covered by subsection 17(2) of the Act; and (b) is in receipt of a social security pension or social security benefit; then, for the purposes of paragraph 72AA(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed periodic deduction from the person’s pension or benefit is the lesser of: (c) 3 times the minimum social security rate for the instalment period for the pension or benefit; and (d) the amount of the enforceable maintenance liability payable for the instalment period. (2) If a person: (a) has an unpaid child support debt; and (b) is in receipt of a social security pension or social security benefit; then, for the purposes of subparagraph 72AA(2)(d)(i) of the Act, the prescribed periodic deduction from the person’s pension or benefit is the lesser of: (c) 3 times the minimum social security rate for the instalment period, less any amount to be deducted from the person’s pension or benefit under paragraph 72AA(1)(b) of the Act; and (d) the amount of the unpaid child support debt. (3) The minimum social security rate, for an instalment period in a calendar year for a person’s social security pension or social security benefit, is worked out as follows: Method statement Step 1. Divide the minimum annual rate of child support by 365.25. Step 2. The amount worked out in step 1 must be rounded to 5 decimal places (rounding up if the sixth decimal place is 5 or more). Step 3. Multiply the amount worked out in step 2 by the number of days in the instalment period for the person’s social security pension or social security benefit. Step 4. Round the amount worked out in step 3 to the nearest cent by increasing the second decimal place by 1 if the third decimal place is 5 or more.