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FAMILY COURT ACT 1997 - SECT 117

117 .         Child maintenance order not to be made etc. if application for administrative assessment of child support could be made — FLA s. 66E

        (1)         A court must not, at any time, make, revive or vary a child maintenance order in relation to a child on the application of a person (the applicant ) against, or in favour of, a person (the respondent ) if an application could properly be made, at that time, under the Child Support (Assessment) Act for administrative assessment of child support (within the meaning of that Act) —

            (a)         by the applicant seeking payment of child support for the child from the respondent; or

            (b)         by the respondent seeking payment of child support for the child from the applicant.

        (2)         Subsection (1) has effect whether or not an application for administrative assessment of child support for the child has in fact been made (whether by the applicant, the respondent or another person).



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