Summary Report and Recommendations of the Ministerial Taskforce on Child Support 

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Table B: Shared care 

Number of nights of care annually Proportion of annual care Proportion of net cost of child incurred
0 – 51
0 to less than 14%
Nil
52 – 126
14% to less than 35%
24%
127 – 175
35% to less than 48%
25% plus 0.5% for each night over 127 nights
176 – 182
48% to 50%
50%

The proportion of the costs of the child incurred by the parent with the fewer number of nights of care is established by reference to this table. The other parent incurs the remaining proportion of the costs of the child.

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