Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

CHILD SUPPORT (ASSESSMENT) ACT 1989 - SECT 162A

  (1)   If the Registrar does not possess sufficient information and documents to determine the overseas income of a person who is or was a resident of a reciprocating jurisdiction, the Registrar may, by written notice, request the person or an overseas authority of the reciprocating jurisdiction to give to the Registrar such information, or to produce to the Registrar such documents, as are necessary to enable the Registrar to determine the person's overseas income.

  (2)   The Registrar may, by written notice given:

  (a)   to a person:

  (i)   to or by whom child support is payable; and

  (ii)   who is or was a resident of a reciprocating jurisdiction; or

  (b)   to an overseas authority of the reciprocating jurisdiction;

request the person or authority to notify the Registrar, within 60 days and in the manner specified in the notice, if:

  (c)   an event or change of circumstances specified in the notice happens; or

  (d)   the person or authority becomes aware that an event or change of circumstances specified in the notice is likely to happen.

  (3)   An event or change of circumstances must not be specified in a notice under subsection   (2) unless the happening of the event or change of circumstances might affect the payment of child support or the rate at which it is payable.

  (4)   The Registrar may, where it is reasonably necessary for the purposes of this Act, by written notice, request a person who is or was a resident of a reciprocating jurisdiction, or an overseas authority of the reciprocating jurisdiction:

  (a)   to give to the Registrar, within a reasonable period, and in a reasonable manner, specified in the notice, such information as the Registrar requests; and

  (b)   to attend before the Registrar, or before an officer authorised by the Registrar for the purpose, at a reasonable time and place specified in the notice, and then and there to answer questions; and

  (c)   to produce to the Registrar, at a reasonable time and place specified in the notice, any documents in the custody or under the control of the person.

  (5)   For the purposes of paragraph   (4)(a), the reasonable period that is specified in the notice cannot be less than 28 days.