Commonwealth Numbered Acts

CHILD SUPPORT (ASSESSMENT) ACT 1989 No. 124 of 1989 - SECT 12

12. (1) A child support terminating event happens in relation to a child if:

   (a)  the child dies; or

   (b)  the child ceases to be an eligible child under regulations made under
        subsection 22 (1); or

   (c)  the child turns 18; or

   (d)  the child is adopted; or

   (e)  the child becomes a married person; or

   (f)  none of the following subparagraphs applies any longer in relation to
        the child:

        (i)    the child is present in Australia;

        (ii)   the child is an Australian citizen;

        (iii)  the child is ordinarily resident in Australia.

(2) A child support terminating event happens in relation to a person who is a
custodian entitled to child support in relation to a child if:

   (a)  the person dies; or

   (b)  the person ceases to be an eligible custodian of the child.

(3) A child support terminating event happens in relation to a person who is a
liable parent in relation to a child if:

   (a)  the person dies; or

   (b)  the person ceases to be a resident of Australia.

(4) A child support terminating event happens in relation to a child and the
persons who are respectively a custodian entitled to child support and a
liable parent in relation to the child if:

   (a)  either of the following subparagraphs applies in relation to the child
        and those persons:

        (i)    the custodian entitled to child support elects by a notice that
               complies with section 151 (Election by
               custodian entitled to child support to end
               administrative assessment) that the liability of the
               liable parent to pay or provide child support for the child to
               the custodian entitled to child support is to end from a
               specified day;

        (ii)   the Registrar accepts a child support agreement made in
               relation to the child between the
               custodian entitled to child support and the liable parent, and
               the agreement includes provisions under which the liability of
               the liable parent to pay or provide child support for the child
               to the custodian entitled to child support is to end from a
               specified day; and

   (b)  the specified day arrives.