Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to subsection (2), where the Registrar makes a child support assessment under which a registrable maintenance liability arises, the Registrar must immediately register the liability under this Act by entering particulars of the liability in the Child Support Register.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to a registrable maintenance liability if:
(b) the payee elected in the relevant application for assessment of child support or the relevant application for acceptance of a child support agreement, as the case requires, not to have the liability enforced under this Act; or
(c) the application giving rise to the child support assessment was made by the parent by whom child support is payable.
Note: Section 25 allows a payee in this situation to apply for the liability to be registered.
(3) Despite subsection (1), if the Registrar makes a child support assessment in a case where either the payer or the payee is a resident of a reciprocating jurisdiction, the Registrar must register the liability under this Act as soon as practicable, rather than immediately, after making the assessment.