Child Support Agency Australia
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The Child Support Agency Australia (CSA) is a Government of Australia agency established in 1988 that administers the child support arrangements where parents do not reside together in Australia
It replaced the ad hoc child maintenance system, dealt with by the courts.
It was initially part of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), then the Department of Family and Community Services and is now in the Department of Human Services. Currently, central Child Support Agency offices exist in each state and territory, with several smaller regional centres also in existence.
The Child Support Act[1] was passed with the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988[2]:
- established the Child Support Agency;
- implemented the first reform which saw the registration, collection and enforcement of court orders and court registered agreements for child support;
The Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989[3] introduced the child support formula (as an administrative assessment), with the right to appeal to a court.
A 2005 parliamentary review of the Child Support Scheme [4] recommended significant change to the Scheme.
The Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme--Initial Measures) Act 2006[5] addresses a number of the issues identified by the parlamentary review, including some of the concerns raised by fathers and fathers' rights groups. The changes also provide for increased powers in CSA's handling and pursuit of non-compliant paying parents.
[edit] See also
- Child support
- Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Department of Human Services
- Australian family law
- Family Court of Australia
[edit] References
- ^ Child Support Act 1988 No. 3 of 1988
- ^ Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
- ^ Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 No. 124 of 1989
- ^ In the Best Interests of Children - Reforming the Child Support Scheme (Ministerial Taskforce), released on 14 June 2005]
- ^ Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme--Initial Measures) Act 2006 (No. 53, 2006)
[edit] External links
- Child Support Agency Australia
- Child Support resources at Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Parliament of Australia Parliamentary Library Family law resources
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