Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 238

             (1)  The Secretary must, in accordance with section 218 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 , or Subdivision 260‑A in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 , for the purpose of enabling the collection of an amount that is, or may become, payable by a recipient of a social security payment:

                     (a)  make deductions from the instalments of, or make a deduction from, the social security payment payable to a person; and

                     (b)  pay the amount deducted to the Commissioner of Taxation.

             (2)  The Secretary must, in accordance with a notice given to the Secretary under section 72AA of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 in relation to the recipient of a social security pension or a social security benefit:

                     (a)  make deductions from the instalments of the pension or benefit payable to the person; and

                     (b)  pay the amounts deducted to the Registrar.