Section 33 — Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989: Notice to be given to unsuccessful applicant

(1) If the Registrar refuses to accept an application for administrative assessment of child support for a child, the Registrar must immediately notify the applicant in writing. Refusals on ground that Registrar not satisfied that person a parent (3) If one of the reasons the Registrar refused to accept the application was because the Registrar was not satisfied under section 29 that a person who was to be assessed in respect of the costs of the child is a parent of the child, the notice must include, or be accompanied by: (a) a statement that the Registrar was not satisfied under section 29 that the person is a parent of the child; and (b) a statement to the effect that an application may be made to a court having jurisdiction under this Act for a declaration under section 106A that the person should be assessed in respect of the costs of a child because the person is a parent of the child. Refusals on other grounds (4) If subsection (3) does not apply, the notice must include, or be accompanied by, a statement to the effect that: (a) the applicant may, subject to the Registration and Collection Act, object to the decision (the original decision); and (b) the applicant may, if aggrieved by a later decision on an objection to the original decision (no matter who lodges the objection), subject to that Act and the ART Act, apply to the ART for review of the later decision. Validity of decisions (5) A contravention of subsection (3) or (4) in relation to a decision does not affect the validity of the decision.