Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Amendment Act 2002 (WA)

Western Australia

Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Amendment

Act 2002

Western Australia

Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Amendment

Act 2002

CONTENTS

1.	Short title	1
2.	Commencement	2
3.	Purpose of Act	2
4.	Sections 3 and 4 of the Child Support (Adoption of
Laws) Act 1990 amended	3

Western Australia

Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Amendment

Act 2002

No. 41 of 2002

An Act to amend the Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Act 1990.

[Assented to 9 December 2002]

The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:

1.             Short title

This Act may be cited as the Child Support (Adoption of Laws)

Amendment Act 2002.

Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Amendment Act 2002

s. 2

2.             Commencement

This Act comes into operation on the day on which it receives

the Royal Assent.

3.             Purpose of Act

The purpose of this Act is to provide that the adoption by the

Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Act 1990 of —

(a)

the Child Support (Registration and Collection) amended by —

(i)      the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999;

(ii)      the A New Tax System (Tax Administration) Act 1999;

(iii)

the Federal Magistrates (Consequential

Amendments) Act 1999;

(iv)      the Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 2000;

(v)      the Family Law Amendment Act 2000;

(vi)      the Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 2001; and

(vii)      the Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001,

of the Commonwealth; and

(b) the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 of the Commonwealth extends to that Act as amended by —

(i)      the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999;

(ii)      the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Consequential and Related Measures) Act (No. 2) 1999;

(iii)

the Federal Magistrates (Consequential

Amendments) Act 1999;

Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Amendment Act 2002

s. 4

(iv)      the A New Tax System (Family Assistance and Related Measures) Act 2000;

(v)      the Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 2000;

(vi)      the Family Law Amendment Act 2000;

(vii)      the Child Support Legislation Amendment Act 2001; and

(viii)      the Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Application of Criminal Code) Act 2001,

of the Commonwealth.

4. Sections 3 and 4 of the Child Support (Adoption of Laws) Act 1990 amended

Sections 3(a) and 4(b) of the Child Support (Adoption of Laws)

Act 1990* are both amended by deleting “1 July 1999” and

inserting instead —

“ 1 July 2002 ”.

[* Act No. 98 of 1990.

For subsequent amendments see 2000 Index to Legislation of

Western Australia, Table 1, p. 57.]

By Authority: JOHN A. STRIJK, Government Printer