Male Total Average Weekly Earnings and the Costs of the Children Table for all child support periods starting in 2020

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Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989

Notice under subsection 155(2)

 

I, Kathryn Campbell, 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 2020:

  • the annualised MTAWE figure for the quarter ending on 30 June 2019 is $76,726; and
  • the Costs of the Children Table, incorporating the annualised MTAWE figure of $76,726 and other amounts in the table worked out using this figure, is the following table headed 2020 Costs of the Children Table.

 

 

[signed]

Kathryn Campbell

Secretary

25 November 2019


2020 Costs of the Children Table

 

 

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

No. of

$0

$38,364

$76,727

$115,090

$153,453

Income

Children

to

to

to

to

to

over

 

$38,363

$76,726

$115,089

$153,452

$191,815

$191,815

 

Costs of children (to be apportioned between parents)

Children aged 0 - 12 years

1 child

 

$6,522

$12,276

$16,880

$20,716

$23,401

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

 

 

$38,363

$76,726

$115,089

$153,452

 

2 children

 

$9,207

$18,030

$25,703

$32,608

$36,444

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

 

 

$38,363

$76,726

$115,089

$153,452

 

3 + children

 

$10,358

$20,332

$29,923

$39,130

$46,035

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

 

 

$38,363

$76,726

$115,089

$153,452

 

Children aged 13 + years

1 child

 

$8,823

$17,263

$21,867

$25,703

$29,156

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

 

 

$38,363

$76,726

$115,089

$153,452

 

2 children

 

$11,125

$21,867

$31,458

$39,131

$44,118

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

 

 

$38,363

$76,726

$115,089

$153,452

 

3 + children

 

$12,276

$24,169

$35,678

$46,803

$54,476

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

 

 

$38,363

$76,726

$115,089

$153,452

 

Children of mixed age

2 children

 

$10,166

$19,949

$28,581

$35,870

$40,282

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

 

 

$38,363

$76,726

$115,089

$153,452

 

3 + children

 

$11,317

$22,250

$32,800

$42,966

$50,255

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

 

 

$38,363

$76,726

$115,089

$153,452

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Calculated by adding the two parents' Child Support Incomes (CSI), that is

 

adding each parents' adjusted taxable income (ATI) 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.

 

 

 

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