Section 29A — Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989: Person by whom child support is payable must be Australian resident or resident of reciprocating jurisdiction

(1) This section applies if: (a) an application is made under section 25 or 25A for a parent to be assessed in respect of the costs of the child; and (b) the parent is not a resident of Australia on the day on which the application is made. (2) The Registrar must determine whether child support is reasonably likely to be payable by the parent. (3) If the Registrar determines that child support is reasonably likely to be payable by the parent, the application is taken to have been properly made only if: (a) subsection 24(2) does not apply in relation to the child (payee of child support resident in reciprocating jurisdiction); and (b) the parent is a resident of a reciprocating jurisdiction on the day on which the application is made. Note: If an application is not properly made, the Registrar must refuse the application under section 30.