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Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

Child Support (Assessment) (Annualised Male Total Average Weekly Earnings Amount and Costs of the Children Table) Notice 2022

 

I, Ray Griggs AO CSC, Secretary of the Department of Social Services, give notice under subsection 155(2) of the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 that, for all child support periods starting in 2023:

 

 

 

Ray Griggs AO CSC

Secretary

12 November 2022

 


2023 Costs of the Children Table

 

 

 

Parents' combined Child Support Income (above the self support amounts) [1]

No. of

$0

$41,263

$82,525

$123,787

$165,049

Income

children

to

to

to

to

to

over

 

$41,262[2]

$82,524[3]

$123,786[4]

$165,048[5]

$206,310[6]

$206,3106

Costs of children (to be apportioned between parents)

Children aged 0 - 12 years

 

 

 

 

1 child

 

$7,015

$13,204

$18,155

$22,281

$25,169

 

17c for

plus 15c for

plus 12c for

plus 10c for

plus 7c for

 

 

each $1

each $1 over

each $1 over

each $1 over

each $1 over

 

 

 

$41,262

$82,524

$123,786

$165,048

 

2 children

 

$9,903

$19,393

$27,645

$35,072

$39,198

 

24c for

plus 23c for

plus 20c for

plus 18c for

plus 10c for

 

 

each $1

each $1 over

each $1 over

each $1 over

each $1 over

 

 

 

$41,262

$82,524

$123,786

$165,048

 

3 + children

 

$11,141

$21,869

$32,185

$42,088

$49,515

 

27c for

plus 26c for

plus 25c for

plus 24c for

plus 18c for

 

 

each $1

each $1 over

each $1 over

each $1 over

each $1 over

 

 

 

$41,262

$82,524

$123,786

$165,048

 

Children aged 13 + years

 

 

 

 

1 child

 

$9,490

$18,568

$23,519

$27,645

$31,359

 

23c for

plus 22c for

plus 12c for

plus 10c for

plus 9c for

 

 

each $1

each $1 over

each $1 over

each $1 over

each $1 over

 

 

 

$41,262

$82,524

$123,786

$165,048

 

2 children

 

$11,966

$23,519

$33,835

$42,087

$47,451

 

29c for

plus 28c for

plus 25c for

plus 20c for

plus 13c for

 

 

each $1

each $1 over

each $1 over

each $1 over

each $1 over

 

 

 

$41,262

$82,524

$123,786

$165,048

 

3 + children

 

$13,204

$25,995

$38,374

$50,340

$58,592

 

32c for

plus 31c for

plus 30c for

plus 29c for

plus 20c for

 

 

each $1

each $1 over

each $1 over

each $1 over

each $1 over

 

 

 

$41,262

$82,524

$123,786

$165,048

 

Children of mixed age

 

 

 

 

2 children

 

$10,934

$21,456

$30,740

$38,580

$43,325

 

26.5c for

plus 25.5c for

plus 22.5c for

plus 19c for

plus 11.5c for

 

 

each $1

each $1 over

each $1 over

each $1 over

each $1 over

 

 

 

$41,262

$82,524

$123,786

$165,048

 

3 + children

 

$12,172

$23,932

$35,279

$46,213

$54,053

 

29.5c for

plus 28.5c for

plus 27.5c for

plus 26.5c for

plus 19c for

 

 

each $1

each $1 over

each $1 over

each $1 over

each $1 over

 

 

 

$41,262

$82,524

$123,786

$165,048

 

 

 


[1] Calculated by adding the parents’ Child Support Incomes i.e. each parent’s adjusted taxable income minus their self-support amount (which is 1/3 of MTAWE).

[2] 0.5 times MTAWE.

[3] MTAWE.

[4] 1.5 times MTAWE.

[5] 2 times MTAWE.

[6] 2.5 times MTAWE. Costs of children do not increase above this cap.