The Child Support Act was introduced in 1991, and since then it's been progressively updated and adjusted over the years. The objective of child support is to ensure that children are appropriately supported by both their parents, even when they're not living together as a family. The bill we are considering today aims to ensure that the child support system works as smoothly and efficiently as possible. The impetus for the change is the Government's simplification and modernisation of the tax and transfer system. 