The Divorce Act Changes Explained

Miscellaneous

Section 28 repealed
(Section 28, Divorce Act)

New section

Section 28 of the Act is repealed.
Old section

Review and report

28 The Minister of Justice shall undertake a comprehensive review of the provisions and operation of the Federal Child Support Guidelines and the determination of child support under this Act and shall cause a report on the review to be laid before each House of Parliament within five years after the coming into force of this section.

What is the change

The amendment repeals the requirement that the Minister of Justice must complete a review of the operation of the Federal Child Support Guidelines and to table a report in Parliament on that review within five years of the coming into force of s 28.

Reason for the change

The requirements under s 28 were met in 2002 with the tabling in Parliament of The Report to Parliament Reviewing the Provisions and the Operation of the Federal Child Support Guidelines – Children Come First.

When

This provision came into force on June 21, 2019.