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1.1.E.20 Employer withholding

Definition

In an agency collect (1.1.A.50) arrangement Services Australia is responsible for collecting and transferring the amounts payable under the relevant liability.

Employer withholding is the collection of a deductible liability (1.1.D.10) by making deductions from the salary or wages of a payer (1.1.P.40) of an enforceable maintenance liability (1.1.E.30).

The Registrar must, as far as practicable, use employer withholding (1.1.E.20) to collect a deductible liability (1.1.D.10).

The CSRC Act sets out an employer's obligation to withhold money from salary and wages and to send it to the Registrar.

Act reference: CSRC Act section 4(1)-'salary or wages', Part IV Collection by deduction from salary or wages

Policy reference: CS Guide 7.4.2 Paying child support - paying Services Australia directly, 1.1.C.80 Child support case

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