Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies to a person in Australia who:
(a) has made a claim for a social security payment; or
(b) is receiving a social security payment (other than utilities allowance or seniors supplement); or
(c) has made a claim for a seniors health card; or
(d) is the holder of a seniors health card.
(2) The Secretary may request, but not compel, a person to whom this section applies:
(a) if the person has a tax file number--to give the Secretary a written statement of the person's tax file number; or
(b) if the person does not have a tax file number:
(i) to apply to the Commissioner of Taxation for a tax file number; and
(ii) to give the Secretary a written statement of the person's tax file number after the Commissioner of Taxation has issued it.
(3) If:
(a) this section applies to a person; and
(b) the person is a member of a couple; and
(c) the person's partner is in Australia;
the Secretary may request, but not compel, the person to give the Secretary a written statement of the tax file number of the person's partner.
(4) If:
(a) this section applies to a person (the recipient ) because the person is receiving a social security payment; and
(b) the income of a person (other than the recipient) is required to be taken into account for the purpose of working out the rate of the recipient's social security payment; and
(c) the person referred to in paragraph (b) is in Australia;
the Secretary may request, but not compel, the recipient to give the Secretary a written statement of the tax file number or numbers of each person who is a person referred to in paragraph (b).
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