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Part 4.0: Objecting, seeking a review, appealing and applying to court

Version 2.0, Last updated 17 March 2008 5:00pm

Introduction

A parent can seek an internal review of certain CSA decisions; an external review of certain other CSA decisions and a judicial review of some decisions. A parent can also apply to a court for orders about a range of other child support matters.

In this part

The chapters in this part describe the rules relating to objections, reviews, appeals and court applications under the child support legislation.

Contents

Chapter 4.1

Objections
This chapter describes the objections process in the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 and what parents can do if they think that CSA has made a wrong decision on their case.

Chapter 4.2

External review applications to the SSAT or AAT
A parent can apply to the Social Security Appeals Tribunal (SSAT) for a review of most CSA objection decisions. This chapter explains which decisions the SSAT can review and the process involved.

The chapter also identifies decisions that can be reviewed by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) and provides links to information about those decisions.

Chapter 4.3

Court applications and orders
This chapter explains what court applications a parent can make if they are not satisfied with a CSA decision or a decision of the SSAT. This includes applications under the Child Support legislation and the Administrative Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977. This chapter also explains the orders a court can make on those applications.

It also outlines other orders that a court may make under the Family Law Act 1975 that affect a child support assessment or the details entered in the Child Support Register.

It provides information about the way in which CSA interprets court orders including orders made under the Family Law Act which will affect a child support assessment.