Commonwealth Numbered Acts

CHILD SUPPORT (ASSESSMENT) ACT 1989 No. 124 of 1989 - SECT 79

79. An amount of child support due and payable by a liable parent to a
custodian entitled to child support is a debt due and payable by the liable
parent to the custodian entitled to child support, and may be sued for and
recovered in:

   (a)  a court having jurisdiction for the recovery of debts up to the amount
        of the child support; or

   (b)  a court having jurisdiction under this Act.