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Air Caledonie vs Commonwealth challenges the government's wish that child support legislation is S55 constitution compliant.

Texas bounty hunters to set up in Australia. See the news page.
CSA response US child-support agency not a contender

Tennessee court warns Child Support discrimination against second families may be unconstitutional.
"While this evidentiary finding concludes Mr. Poteet's claims in this case, it is not the final word on a more fundamental issue Mr. Poteet has not raised. That issue is the constitutionality of the first families first policy implicit in Tennessee's guidelines that classifies children not on the basis of their need but on the timing of their birth. While this policy may simplify the application of the child support guidelines, it patently ignores reality. As a result, it appears to unreasonably affect the fundamental rights not only of subsequent children but also their parents."

REGISTER OF REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND JOINT COMMITTEES (1970-1996)
Government response time as confessed by the government.

WEL article on the Child Support Scam amendments.
WEL claim the recommendations of the Joint Select Committee on Certain Family Law Issues are "draconian in the extreme"

Child Support Agency should be abolished - Graham Campbell
"Arguably the total economic cost of the CSA is $5 billion a year to collect $406 million. In simple terms, the economic cost of the CSA per child is $6250 a year to distribute on average $500 per year per child"

British CSA attacks National Association for Child Support Action. Invents new PC word for unapproved activity: "extra-legal"

ARTICLE: A brief history of the CSA - the early days 

Parliamentary background paper - The Child Support Scheme 19/10/90 

Hansard of estimates committee debate 29/10/92 Bronwyn Bishop gives the ATO a roasting.

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