CHILD CARE PAYMENTS ACT 1997 No. 195 of 1997 - SECT 147 Deductions from group payments made to child care assistance service
CHILD CARE PAYMENTS ACT 1997 No. 195 of 1997 - SECT 147
Deductions from group payments made to child care assistance service (1) This section applies to a debt if, under section 144, the debt is recoverable by the Commonwealth by means of deductions from * group payments being received by the operator of a * child care assistance service.(2) The debt is to be deducted from the * group payments made to the operator in the following way:
Method statement
Step 1. Take the amount, decided under subsection (3), by which each * group payment made to the operator is to be reduced.
Step 2. Each group payment to the operator is to be reduced by that amount, until the sum of those amounts is equal to the debt.
- Note 1: The
deduction of an amount does not have the effect of reducing the extent to
which the group payment is to be applied in reducing or extinguishing
liabilities owed to the service--see subsections 60(4) and (5).
Note 2: The amount of a deduction is to be specified in the relevant * group payment notice--see paragraph 60(3)(c).
(4) If an operator makes a request in writing to the Secretary for a higher or lower rate of reduction, the Secretary may decide the amount by which each *group payment is to be reduced, and, if requested by the operator, may vary the amount from time to time.
(5) Subject to section 148, the debt must be deducted unless:
- (a) the
Secretary takes action under Part 4 in relation to the amount; or
(b) the amount is recovered by the Commonwealth under another provision of this Chapter.