Child Support Amendment Bill

Enacted as the Child Support Amendment Act 2021 on 24 March 2021.

Stage before Parliament	Date
Introduction	11 March 2020
First reading	6 May 2020
Closing date for submissions	12 August 2020
Presentation/report back	4 March 2021
Second reading (report back debate)	11 March 2021
Committee of the whole House	16 March 2021
Third reading	18 March 2021
Assent	24 March 2021

Related announcements	Date
Child support bill introduced	11 March 2020
Repeal of child support incremental penalties proposed	9 July 2020
Child support bill reported back	4 March 2021
Child support bill passed	22 March 2021

Related publications	Date
Bill as introduced	11 March 2020
Departmental disclosure statement	11 March 2020
Regulatory impact assessment - Child support Business Transformation	11 March 2020
Commentary on the Bill	11 March 2020
Supplementary Order Paper No 538	9 July 2020
Supplementary commentary for the Child Support Amendment Bill	9 July 2020
Revised departmental disclosure statement	10 July 2020
Supplementary analysis report - Repeal of child support incremental penalties and simplification of penalty write-off rules	9 July 2020
Information release - Cabinet paper SWC-19-SUB-0110 + LEG-20-SUB-0029: Amendments to the Child Support Act 1991	15 July 2020
Information release - Cabinet paper LEG-20-SUB-0093: Repeal of child support incremental penalties and simplify penalty write-off rules	28 July 2020
Bill as reported back	4 March 2021
Select committee report on the Bill	4 March 2021
Officials' report on submissions	4 March 2021
Child Support Amendment Act 2021	24 March 2021
Tax Information Bulletin – Vol 33 No 10	November 2021