Initial period that may be registered under paragraph 26(2)(a)
26C Initial period that may be registered under paragraph 26(2)(a)
If the Registrar is about to enter a period in the Child Support Register under subsection 26A(3) or 26B(3) in respect of a registrable maintenance liability or an enforceable maintenance liability, the Registrar may also enter in the Register an initial period under paragraph 26(2)(a) in respect of the liability.
When will the initial period start and end—Registrar about to enter liability
If the Registrar is about to register the liability, the initial period starts on the day on which the liability first becomes enforceable under this Act and ends:
in the case of the Registrar entering in the Register a payment period under subsection 26A(3)—on the day before the start day specified by the Registrar under subsection 26A(4) in respect of the liability; or
in the case of the Registrar entering in the Register a payment period under subsection 26B(3)—on the day before the start day specified by the payer of the liability under subsection 26B(4).
Section 28 deals with when a liability first becomes enforceable under this Act.
When will the initial period start and end—Registrar varies Register under subsection 37B(7) to again make a registered maintenance liability enforceable
If:
a low‑income non‑enforcement period in relation to a registered maintenance liability ends; and
the Registrar has varied the particulars of the Register as required by paragraph 37B(7)(1)(a) by specifying the end of the low‑income non‑enforcement period as the time at which the liability again becomes enforceable under this Act;
the initial period, in respect of the liability, starts on the day the Registrar has entered in the Register as the time at which the liability again becomes enforceable under this Act and ends:
in the case of the Registrar entering in the Register a payment period under subsection 26A(3)—on the day before the start day specified by the Registrar under subsection 26A(4) in respect of the liability; or
in the case of the Registrar entering in the Register a payment period under subsection 26B(3)—on the day before the start day specified by the payer of the liability under subsection 26B(4).
When will the initial period start and end—Registrar receives an application under subsection 39(1) to again make a registered maintenance liability enforceable
If:
the Registrar receives an application under subsection 39(1) for a registered maintenance liability to again become enforceable under this Act; and
the Registrar has varied the particulars of the Child Support Register as required by paragraph 39(6)(a) by specifying a day as the day on which the liability again becomes enforceable under this Act;
the initial period, in respect of the liability, starts on the day the Registrar has entered in the Register as the day on which the liability again becomes enforceable under this Act and ends:
in the case of the Registrar entering in the Register a payment period under subsection 26A(3)—on the day before the start day specified by the Registrar under subsection 26A(4) in respect of the liability; or
in the case of the Registrar entering in the Register a payment period under subsection 26B(3)—on the day before the start day specified by the payer of the liability under subsection 26B(4).
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