i lodged my tax for this year and apparently child support have taken all of it, can they do that?

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When you have a debt with us and you're owed a refund, we're required by law to use the amount to offset the debt (in most cases). This also applies to some other situations where we're required to pay your refunds to other Australian Government agencies. If you have an overdue child support payment, this can result in us sending part (or all) of your refund to Services Australia. You can read a bit more about us using your refunds for debts (https://www.ato.gov.au/general/paying-the-ato/if-you-don-t-pay/#:~:text=it%20was%20remitted.-,Using%20refunds%20or%20credits%20to%20pay%20debt,-If%20you%20have) on our website.

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