Child Support Stakeholder Consultation Group

The Australian Government is establishing a Child Support Stakeholder Consultation Group (Consultation Group) in response to a recommendation made in the Third Interim Report of the 2019 Joint Select Committee on Australia’s Family Law System (Committee).

The Consultation Group will perform a key advisory role for Government on the Child Support Scheme.

More information about the Committee and the Australian Government response is available at: Joint Select Committee on Australia's Family Law System.

Learn more about how the Australian Government is implementing the child support recommendations from the Family Law Inquiry.

Objective

The key objective of the Child Support Stakeholder Consultation Group is to support the Government achieve better outcomes for separated and separating families, with a particular focus on achieving better outcomes for children.

Membership

The Child Support Stakeholder Consultation Group will comprise around 15 members, including a Chair, and will include organisations who represent separated parents and their children, or provide services, programs and other expertise related to separated parents and their children. The Child Support Stakeholder Consultation Group will also include representatives from a number of Australian Government bodies.

Scope

The Child Support Stakeholder Consultation Group will:

  • share information and expertise about the impacts of child support policy and services for families and children;
  • discuss and provide feedback on policy and systemic service delivery issues;
  • discuss and provide feedback on data and research related to the Child Support Scheme;
  • provide feedback to the Government on their data needs; and
  • contribute to the Child Support Expert Panel’s understanding of the implications of child support reform on separated families.

Governance

  • The Child Support Stakeholder Consultation Group is expected to meet virtually, twice a year. 
  • The Department of Social Services and Services Australia are jointly responsible for co-chairing meetings.  

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