Support for people directly affected by the bushfires.

Private Collect or self management

If you use self management or Private Collect, you don't need to tell us your payment plans. You both need to understand and agree on them.

It's important you keep records to show the payments are for child support, including:

Choose a payment method for self management or Private Collect. Check your bank or credit union for any fee details.

If you’re the paying parent, you can choose from the payment options below to pay your child support.

Payment option	What you need to do
Cash	Keep receipts and records.
Bank transfer	Include child support in the description field so it appears on their bank statement.
Employer	Ask your employer to transfer directly from your pay to the receiving parent's bank account. Ask them to record the transfer as child support.
Cheque	Find out from your bank or credit union how long a personal cheque will take to clear.
Money order or financial institution cheque	Get a money order from Australia Post. Or get a cheque from your bank or credit union.

Page last updated: 21 November 2019