Version
2022
Original Published Date
Status
Current
Tax Category
Payroll
Resource Type
Statement of formula / rates and thresholds
Guides and instructions
Description
The Protected Earnings Amount (PEA) is the part of an employee’s or contractor’s wages that are exempt from child support deductions. The PEA doesn’t apply to garnishee notices requesting deductions under section 72A of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988.
The PEA is adjusted on 1 January each year to allow for increases in the cost of living.
The adjusted rates apply from 1 January 2022.
| Title | Version | Authored on |
|---|---|---|
| Services Australia – Protected Earnings Amount 2023 | 2023 | 14 Dec 2022 |
| Services Australia – Protected Earnings Amount 2022 | 2022 | 01 Nov 2021 |
| Services Australia – Protected Earnings Amount 2021 | 2021 | 11 Nov 2020 |
| Services Australia – Protected Earnings Amount 2020 | 2020 | 31 Jan 2020 |
| Department of Human Services – Protected Earnings Amount 2019 | 2019 | 01 Nov 2018 |
| Department of Human Services – Protected Earnings Amount 2018 | 2018 | 13 Dec 2017 |
| Department of Human Services (DHS) – Protected earnings amount (PEA) 2016 | 2016 | 27 Nov 2015 |
| Child Support Agency - Protected earnings amount (PEA) 2015 | 2015 | 02 Dec 2014 |
| Child Support Agency - Protected earnings amount (PEA) 2014 | 2014 | 27 Nov 2013 |
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