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Covers pre-application steps involving the Child Support Agency (CSA) and reviews by the Social Security Appeals Tribunal (SSAT), including limits on SSAT review. 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In most situations, parents or eligible carers must first satisfy all administrative requirements with the Child Support Agency (CSA) . For more information about fulfilling the CSA administrative requirements  \nn go [to](to www.csa.gov.au)[ www.csa.gov.au](to www.csa.gov.au)  \nn or call the CSA on 13 12 72.  \nGenerally, a parent or eligible carer who disagrees with a CSA decision must lodge an objection with the CSA. An application can then be made to the Social Security Appeals Tribunal (SSAT) for a review of an objection* decision. The SSAT cannot, however, review all objection decisions of the CSA. To find out which objection decisions the SSAT can review  \nn go [to](to www.ssat.gov.au)[ www.ssat.gov.au](to www.ssat.gov.au)  \nn or call the SSAT on 1800 011 140.  \nWhere the SSAT cannot review an objection decision, parents or eligible carers may be able to apply to the Court for orders.  \n* Before applying to the SSAT for areview, the parent or eligible carer must lodge an objection to the decision with the CSA and wait to receive a response from the CSA.  \nThis brochure provides general information only and is not provided as legal advice. If you have a legal issue, you should contact a lawyer before making a decision about what to do or applying to the Court. The Federal Magistrates Court cannot provide legal advice.  \nfederal maGistrates Court of australia [www.fmc.gov.au](www.fmc.gov.au)  \nprinted on reCyCled paper  \napplications  \nThe Court can hear:  \nn an application for a declaration that a person is or is not a parent of a child for the purposes of paying or not paying child support  \nn an application for recovery of child support paid when a person is not liable to pay child support  \nn an application for leave to depart from an administrative assessment for a period over 18 months but less than seven years ago  \nn an application to depart from an administrative assessment under section 116 of the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 (see below) or if the CSA has decided it is too complex to be determined by the CSA  \nn an application for child support to be paid in a form other than periodic amounts (or an application to discharge, suspend, revive or vary a previous court order about child support)  \nn an application to discharge, suspend, revive or vary a child support agreement; or if consent was obtained by fraud or undue influence, an application to set aside a child support agreement  \nn an urgent application for the payment of child support  \nn an application for a stay order, which is a temporary order that suspends or reduces the payment of child support until a final order is made. From 1 July 2008, stay orders can address a specific collection action of the CSA. For example, a stay order could:  \n– order the CSA to ce","cbCaimwSzasPRIc8","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimwSzasPRIc8","pdf",87052,"English","# Before you apply to the Court\n## Administrative requirements with the CSA\n## Objection and SSAT review limits\n# Applications the Court can hear\n## Declarations, recovery, and departures from assessment\n## Non-periodic payments and changing orders or agreements\n## Urgent applications and stay orders\n## Child maintenance and overseas maintenance orders\n## Recovery of debts and registrar applications\n# Section 116 – application for order under division\n## Special circumstances criteria\n# Applying to the Court","[{\"question\":\"What must be done before applying to the Federal Magistrates Court about a CSA decision?\",\"answer\":\"In most situations, a parent or eligible carer must first complete the CSA administrative requirements, then lodge an objection with the CSA. 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