A to Z index

A

AAT See 'Administrative Appeal Tribunal'
Above Primary care  
Access  
      - employer records See 'employer records - access'
      - to children See 'care' 
Additional income earned post separation  
ADJR Act See 'Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act'
Adjusted taxable income  
Administrative Appeals Tribunal  
Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act  
Administrative enforcement See 'CSA collection - administrative enforcement'
Administrative formula See 'child support assessment'
Affecting event - stage 1  
Agency reimbursement liability  
Agreement  
      - application to accept  
      - binding agreement  
     - binding agreement, with lump sum provisions  
      - change of assessment  
      - child over 18  
      - court application to set aside  
     - court-registered - stage 1 See 'court-registered agreement'
     - indexing of lump sum residual  
     - international See 'international agreement'
     - limited agreement  
     - non-periodic amount  
     - notional assessment  
     - periodic amount  
     - provisional notional assessment  
     - spousal maintenance See 'spousal maintenance agreement'
     - varying See 'court order – set aside agreement'
     - with New Zealand See 'New Zealand agreement'
     - with USA See 'United States of America agreement'
Alienation of income - change of assessment   
Alignment of Care   
Amending child support assessments See 'child support assessment - amending'
Annual rate See 'child support assessment - annual rate'
Appealing a CSA decision See 'objections'
Application  
      - lodgement See 'lodging applications and forms'
      - for change of assessment See 'change of assessment - application'
      - for child support assessment  
      - for child support assessment - decision  
      - for child support - notices  
      - for child support - refusing  
      - for child support - withdrawing  
      - for CSA collection See 'CSA collection - application'
      - to accept a child support agreement See 'agreement - application to accept'
      - to court - Assessment Act See 'court application - Assessment Act'
      - to court - R and C Act See 'court application - R and C Act'
     - to SSAT - review of objection decision  
Apportionment  
Arrears - CSA collection See 'CSA collection - arrears'
Arrears - payee enforcement  
Arrears stage 1 See 'court order - arrears - stage 1'
Artificial conception See 'parentage – artificial conception'
Assessment See 'child support assessment'
Assessment notice See 'child support assessment - notice'
Asset rich, income poor - change of assessment  
ATI inflation factor See 'Income – ATI inflation factor'
Assisted conception See parentage – artificial conception'
Australian citizen (child)  
Australian Residence  
      - child  
      - payer  
Authorisation  
Authorised representative See 'customer representative'
Authority to act for a customer See 'customer representative'

B

Bankruptcy  
Basic formula See 'child support assessment'
Basic values See 'child support assessment'
Binding child support agreement See ' agreement - binding agreement
Binding child support agreement - with lump sum provisions See ' agreement - binding agreement, lump sum

C

Cap on costs of children  
Capacity to earn - change of assessment See 'change of assessment - reason 8'
Care  
      - actual care  
      - alignment of care  
      - above primary care  
      - below regular care  
      - care determinations  
      - care percentages  
      - care percentage objections  
      - care period  
      - changes  
      - date of effect  
      - daytime care  
      - determining care percentages  
      - Family Assistance Office care decisions  
      - non-compliance with an order  
      - dispute  
      - interim care determinations (post 1 July 2010)  
      - interim care determinations (prior to 1 July 2010)  
      - one-off block of 100% care  
      - percentage  
      - percentage falls below 14%  
      - primary care  
      - regular care  
      - shared care  
      - terminating event  
Central authority See 'overseas authority'
Centrelink  
      - CSA collection - Centrelink payments  
      - CSA collection - Family Tax Benefit  
      - income-tested pension, allowance or benefit  
      - election to end a child support assessment  
Change in care  
      - stage 1 See 'joint election - stage 1 - suspend collection after change in care'
      - stage 2 See 'care changes'
Change of assessment  
      - agreement  
      - amending for change of circumstances  
      - application  
      - conference  
      - contrary decision  
      - costs of caring for, educating or training the child in the manner expected by the parents See 'change of assessment - reason 3'
      - CSA-initiated  
      - decisions  
      - duty to maintain any other child or another person See 'change of assessment - reason 9'
      - high costs of contact See 'high costs in enabling a parent to spend time with, or communicate with, a child'
      - high costs in enabling a parent to spend time with, or communicate with, a child See 'change of assessment - reason 1'
      - income of the child See 'change of assessment - reason 4'
      - income, earning capacity, property and financial resources of parents See 'change of assessment - reason 8'
      - just and equitable  
      - money, goods or property received by the child, the payee or a third person See 'change of assessment - reason 5'
      - necessary commitments of self-support See 'change of assessment - reason 7'
      - otherwise proper  
      - payee's high costs of child care See 'change of assessment - reason 6'
      - process  
      - reason 1  
      - reason 2  
      - reason 3  
      - reason 4  
      - reason 5  
      - reason 6  
      - reason 7  
      - reason 8  
      - reason 9  
      - reason 10  
      - reasons  
      - refusal  
      - response  
      - responsibility to maintain a resident child See 'change of assessment - reason 10'
      - special needs of the child See 'change of assessment - reason 2'
      - step children, costs of maintaining See 'change of assessment - reason 10'
Change of circumstances  
      - amending for change of circumstances  
      - stage 1 See 'affecting event - stage 1'
      - stage 2 See 'child support assessment - amending'
Changing a court-registered agreement See 'court-registered agreement - changing stage 1'
Changing a stage 1 order See 'court order - changing stage 1'
Child   
      - eligible See 'eligible child'
      - financially independent - change of assessment See 'change of assessment - reason 4'
      - multi-case See 'child support assessment - multi case child'
      - relevant dependent See 'relevant dependent child'
      - self-supporting - change of assessment See 'change of assessment - reason 4'
Child over 18  
      - stage 1  
      - stage 2 - extending assessment See 'child support assessment - child over 18'
Child care costs  
      - credit against child support See 'Non-agency payment'
      - change of assessment See 'change of assessment - reason 6'
Child maintenance agreement - stage 1  
Child maintenance order - stage 1 See court order - child maintenance
Child support agreement See 'agreement'
Child support application See 'application for child support assessment'
Child support assessment  
      - adjusted taxable income See 'adjusted taxable income'
      - amending  
      - annual rate  
      - basic formula See 'child support assessment – formula 1'
      - basic values  
      - child over 18  
      - child support income See 'child support income'
      - child support percentage See 'child support percentage'
      - combined child support income  
      - daily rate  
      - dependent child See 'relevant dependent child'
      - ending, terminating event  
      - ending, election to end an assessment  
      - fixed annual rate assessment  
      - formula 1  
      - formula 2  
      - formula 3  
      - formula 4  
      - formula 5  
      - formula 6  
      - income See 'child support income '
      - income percentage  
      - level of care  
      - making an assessment  
      - minimum annual rate assessment  
      - multi-case allowance  
      - multi-case cap  
      - multi-case child  
      - non-parent carer  
      - notional assessment  
      - notice  
      - percentage of care  
      - percentage, child support  
      - percentage, cost  
      - percentage, income  
      - post separation costs See 'post separation costs'
      - provisional notional assessment  
      - relevant dependent child See 'relevant dependent child'
      - relevant dependent child amount  
      - self support amount  
      - steps involved in making an assessment  
      - suspension for reconciliation See 'suspension of liability for reconciliation'
      - terminating event See 'terminating event'
Child support debts  
Child support formula See 'child support assessment'
Child support income  
Child support payments  
Child support percentage  
Child support period  
Child Support Register See 'register'
Child support Account  
Child support scheme objects See 'objects of scheme'
Child support scheme stage 1  
      - background  
      - orders under the Family Law Act  
Child support scheme stage 2  
      - background  
      - administrative assessment  
Child support year  
Child's disability - expenses See 'change of assessment - reason 2'
Child's education and training -expenses See 'change of assessment - reason 3'
Child's income -change of assessment See 'change of assessment - reason 4'
Child's special needs -expenses See 'change of assessment - reason 2'
Christmas Island  
Citizenship See 'Australian citizen (child)'
COA See 'change of assessment'
Cocos (Keeling) Islands  
Collecting information  
      - about third party  
      - Assessment Act  
      - children  
      - in writing  
      - telephone  
      - R and C Act  
Collection See 'CSA collection'
Collection agency liability  
Combined child support income  
Commonwealth information order See 'location order'
Commonwealth Ombudsman See 'Ombudsman'
Complaints  
Conference - change of assessment See 'change of assessment - conference'
Consolidated revenue overpayments See 'overpayments'
Contact See 'care'
Contact costs See 'change of assessment - reason 1'
Contact and residence orders  
Contrary decision See 'change of assessment - contrary decision'
Contravention of an order See 'care'
Convention - international See 'international agreement'
Cost percentage  
Costs, post separation  
Court applications  
      - Assessment Act  
      - Registration and Collection Act  
Court documents - forwarding See 'forwarding documents'
Court enforcement See 'CSA collection - court enforcement'
Court order  
      - arrears - stage 1 registrable maintenance liability  
      - arrears - stage 1 court orders  
      - changing orders  
      - child maintenance - stage 1  
      - de facto maintenance  
     - interpreting See 'interpreting court order'
     - lump sum provisions See 'Lump sum order'
     - notification See 'notification of a court order'
     - payer refund See 'Overpayments'
      - section 143  
      - set aside agreement  
      - spousal maintenance  
      - stage 2 (variations)  
      - stay child support assessment See 'stay order'
      - varying child support assessment  
Court-ordered departure See 'departure from assessment'
Court-registered agreement - changing stage 1  
Court-registered agreement - stage 1  
CPI indexation - stage 1  
CSA collection  
      - administrative enforcement  
      - application  
      - arrears  
      - Centrelink payments  
      - court enforcement  
      - election to end See 'ending CSA collection'
      - Family Tax Benefit  
      - reapplying See 'reapplying for CSA collection'
      - social security payments See 'CSA collection - Centrelink payments'
      - tax refund See 'tax refund intercept'
      - third party  
CSA-initiated change of assessment See 'change of assessment - CSA-initiated'
      - joint election  
      - summary of information  
CSA Registrar See 'registrar'
Customer representative  

D

Daily rate See 'child support assessment - daily rate'
Debt enforcement See 'CSA collection'
Deduction from salary or wages See 'employer withholding'
Deceased See 'terminating event'
De facto maintenance order  
Default income  
Defence force benefits - change of assessment  
Delegation  
Departure from assessment See 'change of assessment'
Departure order  
Departure prohibition order  
Dependent child See 'relevant dependent child'
Disability of child expenses See 'change of assessment - reason 2'
Disbursement See 'child support payments'
Disputed care  
Domestic violence See 'Family violence'
DPO See 'departure prohibition order'
Due date  
      - CSA collection  
      - private collect  
Duty to maintain See 'change of assessment - reason 9'

E

Earning capacity - change of assessment See 'change of assessment - reason 8'
Education and training expenses - child See 'change of assessment - reason 3'
Election - estimate See 'estimate of income'
Election to end a child support assessment  
Election to end CSA collection See 'ending CSA collection'
Eligible carer  
Eligible carer - non-parent carer  
Eligible child  
Employer obligations  
Employer penalty  
Employer premises - CSA access  
Employer records - access  
Employer withholding  
      - collection from salary and wages  
      - payer election for EW not to apply  
      - payment period  
Ending child support assessments  
      - terminating event  
      - election to end a child support assessment  
Ending CSA collection  
Enforceable - date first  
Enforcement - debt See 'CSA collection'
Entitlement to payment  
Estimate for a year of income See 'Income estimates for a year of income'
Estimate of income – before 1 July 2010  
      - income amount order  
      - penalty  
      - reconciliation  
      - refusal  
      - review  
      - revoke  
Estimate of income  
      - estimate period  
Event See 'child support assessment - amending'
Exceptional circumstances  
Extending assessment - child 18 See 'child support assessment - child over 18'
Extension of time to object See 'objection - extension of time'

F

Family Law Act orders that affect assessments  
Family Tax Benefit See 'CSA collection - Family Tax Benefit'
      - agreement  
Family violence  
Financial agreement  
Financially independent child - change of assessment See 'change of assessment - reason 4'
Fixed annual rate assessment  
FOI See ‘freedom of information’
Forms - lodgement See 'lodging applications and forms'
Formula assessment See 'child support assessment'
Forwarding documents  
Freedom of information  
Fringe benefits - change of assessment  

G

Garnishee See 'CSA collection - third party'

H

Habitual residence  
Hague convention  
Hearing - change of assessment See 'change of assessment - conference'
High contact costs See 'change of assessment - reason 1'

I

Identity - proof See 'proof of identity'
Income  
      - adjusted taxable income See 'adjusted income amount'
      - amended taxable income See 'taxable income - amended'
      - ATI indexation factor  
      - assessed taxable income See 'taxable income'
      - child support income See 'child support income'
      - combined child support income See 'combined child support income'
      - default income See 'default income'
     - defence force benefits - change of assessment  
      - estimate See 'income estimate election'
      - fringe benefits - change of assessment  
      - last relevant year of income  
      - lump sum payment - change of assessment  
      - lump sum payment - estimate election See 'estimate of income'
      - net financial investment loss See 'adjusted taxable income'
      - net rental property loss See 'adjusted taxable income'
      - percentage  
      - reportable fringe benefits See 'adjusted taxable income'
      - reportable superannuation contributions See 'adjusted taxable income'
      - salary sacrifice - change of assessment See 'fringe benefits - change of assessment'
      - self support amount See 'child support assessment- self support amount'
      - superannuation - change of assessment  
      - target foreign income See 'adjusted taxable income'
      - tax free pensions or benefits See 'adjusted taxable income'
      - taxable income See 'taxable income'
Income alienation - change of assessment  
Income amount order See 'income estimate - income amount order'
Income estimate election  
      - application period  
      - for a year of income  
      - for part of a year of income  
      - income amount order  
      - later income estimates  
      - partial year income amount  
      - penalty  
      - reconciliation  
      - refusing to accept an income estimate  
      - remaining period  
      - remission of penalties  
      - reviewing  
      - start date  
      - year to date amount  
Income percentage  
Income tested pension, allowance or benefit  
Independent (financially) child - change of assessment See 'change of assessment - reason 4'
Indexation - stage 1 See 'CPI indexation'
Information See 'Collecting information'
      - disclosure  
      - freedom of See 'Freedom of information'
      - personal See 'personal information'
      - privacy and secrecy  
      - taxation See 'taxation information'
Information privacy principles  
Initial payment period  
Instrument of authorisation See 'authorisation'
Interim care determination  
Instrument of delegation See 'delegation'
International agreement  
International arrangements See 'overseas cases'
International conventions See 'international agreement'
Interpreters  
Interpreting court orders  
IPP See 'information privacy principles'

J

Joint election - CSA-initiated change of assessment See 'CSA-initiated change of assessment - joint election'
Joint election - stage 1 - suspend collection after change in care  
Judicial Review of CSA decision See 'Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act'
Jurisdictions - reciprocating See 'reciprocating jurisdictions'
Just and equitable See 'change of assessment - just and equitable'

K

L

Last relevant year of income  
Late payment penalty  
Legal duty to maintain See 'change of assessment - reason 9'
Legal professional privilege  
Legislative amendments  
Liability - stage 1 See 'registrable maintenance liability - stage 1'
LINEP See 'low-income non-enforcement period - stage 1'
Location order  
Lodging applications and forms  
Low-income non-enforcement period - stage 1  
Low income parents  
     - minimum annual rate assessment  
     - fixed annual rate assessment  
Lump sum order  
Lump sum payment  
     - change of assessment  
     - crediting  

M

Maintenance order See 'court order - stage 1'
Member of Parliament  
Minimum annual rate assessment See 'child support assessment - minimum'
Ministerial representations See 'member of Parliament'

N

NAP See 'non-agency payment'
Necessary commitments - change of assessment See 'change of assessment - reason 7'
New Zealand agreement  
Non-agency payment  
Non-agency payment - prescribed  
Non-parent carer See 'eligible carer - non-parent carer'
Non-periodic amount - agreement See 'agreement - non-periodic amount'
Non-periodic order - stage 2  
Non-pursuit of debt  
Norfolk Island  
Notice  
      - assessment See 'child support assessment - notice'
      - section 72A (R & C Act) See 'CSA collection - third party'
      - section 120 ( R & C Act) See 'Collecting information - R and C Act'
      - section 161 (Assessment Act) See 'Collecting information - Assessment Act'
      - service See 'serving documents and notices'
Notice to provide information See 'Collecting information'
Notification of a court order  
      - requirement to notify  
      - varying liability  
Notional assessment See 'child support assessment - notional assessment'

O

Objection  
      - decisions under the Assessment Act a person can object to  
      - decisions under the Registration & Collection Act a person can object to  
      - care percentage decisions  
      - extension of time  
      - right to respond  
      - to CSA decision  
      - valid  
Objects of scheme  
Obsolete entries  
Offences See 'prosecutions'
Offsetting debts  
Ombudsman  
Opt in See 'reapplying for CSA collection'
Opt out See 'ending CSA collection'
Order See 'court order'
Order - child maintenance - stage 1 See court order - child maintenance
Otherwise proper See 'change of assessment - otherwise proper'
Overpayment - parentage overpayment orders See 'payee overpayment - court order for refund'
Overpayments  
Overseas authority  
Overseas cases  
Overseas income  
Overseas maintenance entry liability  

P

Parentage  
      - artificial conception  
      - definition of a parent  
      - disputed parentage  
      - proof  
      - surrogacy  
      - suspending payments  
Parentage declarations  
      - court declaration that payee is entitled to a child support assessment  
      - court declaration that payee was not entitled to a child support assessment  
Parental leave payments  
Parenting plans  
Parentage overpayment orders  
Parenting plans - child maintenance  
Particulars of the Register See 'register - particulars'
Payee See 'eligible carer'
      - debts See 'overpayments'
      - enforcement of child support debts  
      - overpayment - court order for refund  
      - overpayments See 'overpayments'
Payer  
      - dependent child See 'relevant dependent child'
Payment arrangements  
      - arrangements  
      - period  
      - period - initial See 'initial payment period'
      - period - voluntary payments  
Penalty  
       - employer See 'employer penalty'
       - income estimate See 'income estimate - penalty'
       - late payment See 'late payment penalty'
Percentage  
       - care See 'Care – care percentages'
       - child support See 'child support percentage'
       - cost See 'cost percentage'
       - income See 'income percentage'
Periodic amount - agreement See 'agreement - periodic amount'
Periodic amount - stage 1  
Personal information  
Police - reporting threats See 'threats'
Post separation costs See 'Additional income earned post separation'
Post separation income See 'Additional income earned post separation'
Power of attorney  
Prejudice employee  
Prescribed non-agency payment See 'non-agency payment - prescribed'
Primary care  
Privacy  
Private school fees - change of assessment See 'change of assessment - reason 3'
Private school fees - credit against child support See 'Non-agency payment'
Privileged information See 'legal professional privilege'
Proof of identity  
Prosecutions  
Protected earnings  
Provisional notional assessment See 'child support assessment - notional assessment'

Q

R

RACS  
Reapplying for CSA collection  
Reason 1 See 'change of assessment - reason 1'
Reason 2 See 'change of assessment - reason 2'
Reason 3 See 'change of assessment - reason 3'
Reason 4 See 'change of assessment - reason 4'
Reason 5 See 'change of assessment - reason 5'
Reason 6 See 'change of assessment - reason 6'
Reason 7 See 'change of assessment - reason 7'
Reason 8 See 'change of assessment - reason 8'
Reason 9 See 'change of assessment - reason 9'
Reason 10 See 'change of assessment - reason 10'
Reasons for change of assessment See 'change of assessment - reasons'
Reciprocating jurisdictions  
Reciprocating jurisdictions (excluded)  
Reconciliation  See 'suspension of liability on reconciliation'
Reconciling an income estimate See 'income estimate - reconciliation'
Reconsidering CSA decision See 'objections'
Recovering overpayment - from payee direct See 'payee overpayment - court order for refund'
Re-establishment costs See 'Additional income earned post separation'
Register  
      - particulars  
Registrable maintenance liability  
      - overseas  
      - stage 1  
Registrar  
Registrar-initiated change of assessment See 'change of assessment - CSA-initiated'
Registrar's delegate See 'delegation'
Registrar's powers  
Regular care  
Releasing information See 'information - disclosure'
Relevant dependent child  
Remaining period See 'estimate of income - estimate period'
Remit penalty - income estimate election  
Remit penalty - late payment  
Reporting threats See 'threats'
Representatives - customers authorised See 'customer representative'
Reserve See 'child support reserve'
Residence See 'Australian residence'
      - habitual See 'habitual residence'
Response  
      - change of assessment See 'change of assessment - response'
      - objection See 'objection - right to respond'
Responsibility to maintain resident child See 'change of assessment – reason 10'
Restricted access customers See 'RACS'
Review (Judicial) of CSA decision See 'Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act'
Review of CSA decision See 'objections'
Revoking an estimate See 'estimate - revoking'
RICA See 'change of assessment - CSA-initiated'
Right to respond - change of assessment See 'change of assessment - response'
Right to respond - objection See 'objection - right to respond'

S

Salary deduction See 'employer withholding'
Salary sacrifice - change of assessment See 'fringe benefits - change of assessment'
School fees - change of assessment See 'change of assessment - reason 3'
School fees - credit against child support See 'Non-agency payment'
Secrecy provisions  
Section 106A declaration (Assessment Act) See 'parentage declarations - court declaration that payee is entitled to a child support assessment'
Section 107 declaration (Assessment Act) See 'parentage declarations - court declaration that payee was not entitled to a child support assessment'
Section 120 notice See 'Collecting information - R and C Act'
Section 143 order See 'payee overpayment - court order for refund'
Section 161 notice See 'Collecting information - Assessment Act'
Section 72A notice (R & C Act) See 'CSA collection - third party'
Self support amount See 'child support assessment – self support amount'
Self-support - change of assessment See 'change of assessment - reason 7'
Self-supporting child - change of assessment See 'change of assessment - reason 4'
Service - complaints See 'complaints'
Serving documents and notices  
Shared care  
Social security See 'Centrelink'
Social Security Appeals Tribunal  
Solicitor  
Special needs of the child - expenses See 'change of assessment - reason 2'
Spousal maintenance agreement  
Spousal maintenance order See court order - spousal maintenance
SSAT  
Stage 1 See 'child support scheme stage 1'
      - arrears See 'court order - arrears - stage 1'
      - orders See 'court order'
Stage 2 See 'child support scheme stage 2'
      - formula See 'child support assessment'
Standard of service See 'complaints'
Start of liability See 'enforceable - date first'
State collection agency See 'collection agency liability'
Stay order  
Step-child - relevant dependent child  
Step-child – responsibility to maintain See 'change of assessment – reason 10'
Step-parent - legal duty to maintain  
Step-parent orders  
Subpoena  
Substituted service See 'forwarding documents'
Summary of information See 'CSA-initiated change of assessment - summary of information'
Superannuation - change of assessment  
Surrogacy See 'parentage - surrogacy'
Suspend collection after change in care - stage 1 See 'joint election - stage 1 - suspend collection after change in care'
Suspend collection for unemployment - stage 1 See 'low-income non-enforcement period - stage 1'
Suspending payments – parentage See 'parentage - suspending payments'
Suspension determination See 'suspension of liability on reconciliation'
Suspension of liability on reconciliation  

T

Tax file number  
Tax refund intercept  
Taxable income  
      - adjusted See 'adjusted taxable income'
      - amended  
      - default See 'default income'
      - estimate See 'Income estimates for a year of income'
      - unknown See 'default income'
Taxation information  
Terminating event  
Territory collection agency See 'collection agency liability'
TFN See 'tax file number'
Third party information See 'Collecting information - third party'
Threats  
Top up  

U

UNCRAM See 'United Nations convention on the recovery abroad of maintenance'
Unemployment  
      - change of assessment  
      - clause  
      - income estimate election See 'Income estimates for a year of income'
United Nations convention on the recovery abroad of maintenance  
United States of America agreement  
Unjust and inequitable  
      - change of assessment  
      - fixed annual rate not to apply  
      - interim care determinations  
Unpaid amounts  
Urgent maintenance order See 'CSA collection - arrears'

V

Valid objection See 'objection - valid'
Varying a court-registered agreement See 'court-registered agreement - changing stage 1'
Varying a stage 1 order See 'court order - changing stage 1'
Varying an agreement See 'court order- set aside agreement'

W

Wage deduction See 'employer withholding'
Western Australia ex-nuptial cases  
Write off See 'non-pursuit of debt'

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