Catchwords
Constitutional law (Cth) – Taxation – Law imposing taxation – Statutory power to register a parent's or step-parent's child maintenance liability – Validity – Whether amounting to law imposing taxation – Whether law deals only with the imposition of taxation.
Constitutional law (Cth) – Judicial power of Commonwealth – Child Support Registrar may assess child support payable by parent or step-parent under statute – Validity – Whether impermissible conferral of the judicial power of the Commonwealth upon Registrar.
Words and phrases – "laws imposing taxation".
Constitution – ss 53, 55, 71.
Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 (Cth) – Pts 5, 6A.
Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 (Cth) – Pt III.