Section 64B — Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989: Simplified outline

The following is a simplified outline of this Division: • In making an administrative assessment, the Registrar may act on the basis of the documents and information in his or her possession. • In some cases, the Registrar may assess, under this Division, the annual rate of child support for a child that is payable by a parent who is not receiving an income support payment. • The Registrar may also assess, under this Division, the annual rate of child support payable by a parent for all the children in a child support case as the minimum annual rate of child support. • Subdivision C contains rules relating to making administrative assessments (such as when the Registrar can amend an administrative assessment and when the Registrar needs to give a notice of assessment).