Summary
Amends the: Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 to: increase and index the minimum annual child support payment; provide for a new method of assessing a parent’s capacity to earn; and reduce the cap on adjusted income for child support assessment purposes and make a consequential amendment to the proposed Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 2006; Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 to increase the limit on prescribed non-agency payments from 25 to 30 per cent; and Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 and Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 to address a constitutional issue with the application of the Child Support Scheme to exnuptial children in Western Australia.