Acronyms and abbreviations

2015 Child Support report
House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs, From conflict to cooperation—Inquiry into the Child Support Program
AAT
Administrative Appeals Tribunal
AAT1 Appeals
A parent can apply to the AAT for an AAT first review of an objection decision made by the Registrar
AAT2 Appeals
A parent can apply to the AAT for an AAT second review for child support decisions only if the decision is regarding the percentage of care used in the assessment. No other child support decisions can have an AAT second review
AGD
Attorney-General’s Department
ATO
Australian Taxation Office
CALD
Culturally and linguistically diverse
Child Support Collect
Services Australia collecting child support payment on behalf of another parent
committee
Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Family Law System
CSA Act
Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989
CSA Regulations
Child Support (Assessment) Regulations 2018
CSRC Act
Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988
CSS
Child Support Scheme
DPO
Departure Prohibition Order
DSS
Department of Social Services
engagement group
Child Support National Stakeholder Engagement Group
Family Court
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
Family Law Act
Family Law Act 1975
FDR
Family Dispute Resolution
HRCLS
Hume Riverina Community Legal Service
MTAWE
Male Total Average Weekly Earnings
NCSMC
National Council of Single Mothers and their Children
NLA
National Legal Aid
Private Collect
Child support payment transferred privately from one parent to another
Registrar
Child Support Registrar
VLA
Victoria Legal Aid
WLSNSW
Women’s Legal Service NSW
WLSQ
Women’s Legal Service Queensland

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About this inquiry

The Joint Select Committee on Australia's Family Law System was appointed by resolution of the Senate on 18 September 2019 and resolution of the House of Representatives on 19 September 2019.



Past Public Hearings

19 May 2021: Canberra
23 Nov 2020: Canberra
16 Sep 2020: Canberra