Child support information matching
Information matching between Inland Revenue and New Zealand Customs for the purpose of recovering outstanding child support debt begins this month.
The match means that we will be notified when certain paying parents with outstanding child support debt travel in and out of New Zealand. New Zealand Customs will check names provided by Inland Revenue against arrival and departure information. When a match occurs Customs will automatically send the relevant information to us.
Child support officers will use this information to try to contact the parent to make arrangements to repay the debt, or pursue other collection processes. If necessary, we can also take legal steps to prevent them subsequently leaving the country.
Paying parents who are planning to travel should contact Inland Revenue to ensure their child support obligations are up to date before travelling.
Date published: 12 Aug 2008
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