Child Support Legislation Amendment (Reform of the Child Support Scheme—New Formula and Other Measures) Act 2006

A non‑parent carer of a child is not, under section 36, 38, 39, 40, 65A or 66, entitled to be paid an annual rate of child support for the child for a day in a child support period unless the non‑parent carer has made an application under section 25A in relation to the child.

If a non‑parent carer is not entitled to be paid child support for a child for a day in a child support period under subsection (1), the annual rate of child support payable by the parent for the child for the day is reduced by the amount that is not payable because of subsection (1).

If:

a non‑parent carer of a child has not so applied at the time the administrative assessment of child support for the child for the child support period is made; but

the non‑parent carer does so during the child support period;

the non‑parent carer is entitled to be paid an annual rate of child support for the child worked out under this Part from the day on which the non‑parent carer makes the application under section 25A; and

despite paragraph 7A(2)(a), a new child support period is not started by that application.