Part 8
Collection of financial support
Application of payments collected
137Order in which payments to be applied by Commissioner
Where, in any month, an amount is paid to, or to be credited by, the Commissioner, or an amount is paid to and an amount is to be credited by the Commissioner, in relation to any person on account of financial support payable under this Act, the Commissioner shall, despite any direction given by or on behalf of the person, apply the amount of the payment or credit, or the sum of the amounts of the payment and credit, in payment successively as follows:
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- any money payable by the person by way of a lump sum in accordance with an order made under section 109:
- any child support payable by the person in respect of any days in that month in the order in which those days occurred:
- any child support debts for any days in any preceding months in the order in which those days occurred:
- any domestic maintenance payable by the person in respect of any days in that month in the order in which those days occurred:
- any domestic maintenance debts for any days in any preceding months in the order in which those days occurred:
- any penalty or interest imposed under this Act.
Notes
- Section 137(a): repealed, on , by section 53 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 6).
- Section 137(e): amended, on , by section 3 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 6).
- Section 137(f): amended, on , by section 3 of the Child Support Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 6).