Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If, in applying:
(a) subsection 36(4) or 38(5) or (6); or
(b) step 9 in the method statement in subsection 39(1) or 40(1); or
(c) subsection 65A(5);
child support is payable to:
(d) a parent and a non - parent carer of a child; or
(e) 2 non - parent carers of a child;
then, the annual rate of child support for the child for a day in the child support period that each parent or non - parent carer (as the case requires) is, subject to section 40B, entitled to be paid is:
Note: Under section 40B, a non - parent carer of a child is not entitled to be paid child support unless he or she applies under section 25A in relation to the child.
(2) In applying subsection (1), even if a non - parent carer is not entitled to be paid an annual rate of child support because of section 40B, the non - parent carer's cost percentage is taken into account.