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A NEW TAX SYSTEM (FAMILY ASSISTANCE) (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 82

Recoverable debts
(1)
A debt owed by a person, other than an approved child care service, is recoverable by the Commonwealth by means of:

(a)
deductions from family assistance payable to the person; or

(b)
if section 92 applies to another person to whom family assistance is payable—deductions from that other person's family assistance; or

(c)
the application of an income tax refund owed to the person; or

(d)
if section 93 applies to another person to whom an income tax refund is owed—the application of that refund; or

(e)
legal proceedings; or

(f)
garnishee notice.

However, a debt owed in relation to child care benefit is not recoverable by means of the application of an income tax refund under paragraph (c) or (d).

(2)
A debt owed by an approved child care service for child care benefit is recoverable by the Commonwealth by means of:

(a)
if group payments are being made to the service—deductions from those payments; or

(b)
legal proceedings; or

(c)
garnishee notice.

(3)
In this section:

"debt" means:

(a)
a debt due to the Commonwealth under section 71, 73, 74, 76, 77 or 78; or

(b)
a debt due to the Commonwealth for which a person is liable because of section 75.


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