Commonwealth Numbered Acts

CHILD SUPPORT (ASSESSMENT) ACT 1989 No. 124 of 1989 - SECT 33

33. (1) If the Registrar refuses to accept an application for administrative
assessment of child support for a child, the Registrar must immediately notify
the applicant in writing.

(2) The notice must include, or be accompanied by, a statement that
specifically draws the attention of the applicant to the right, subject to the
Family Law Act 1975, to apply to a court having jurisdiction under this Act
for a declaration under section 106 that the applicant was entitled to
administrative assessment of child support for the child payable by the person
from whom the application sought payment of child support.

(3) A contravention of subsection (2) in relation to a decision does not
affect the validity of the decision.