FARM HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT ACT 1992 No. 241 of 1992 - SECT 42 Secretary may require recipient to give particular information relevant to payment of farm household support

FARM HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT ACT 1992 No. 241 of 1992 - SECT 42

42.(1) The Secretary may give a person to whom farm household support is being
paid a notice that requires the person to give the Department a statement
about a matter that might affect the payment of the allowance to the person.

(2) A notice under subsection (1):

   (a)  must be in writing; and

   (b)  must be given personally or by post; and

   (c)  must specify how the statement is to be given to the Department; and

   (d)  must specify the period within which the person is to give the
        statement to the Department.

(3) The period specified under paragraph (2)(d) must end at least 14 days
after the day on which the notice is given.

(4) A statement given in response to a notice under subsection (1) must be in
writing and in accordance with a form approved by the Secretary.

(5) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply
with a notice under subsection (1) to the extent that the person is capable of
complying with the notice. Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.

(6) A person must not, in purporting to comply with a notice under subsection
(1), knowingly or recklessly give information that is false or misleading in a
material particular. Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months.

(7) This section extends to:

   (a)  acts, omissions, matters and things outside Australia whether or not
        in a foreign country; and

   (b)  all persons irrespective of their nationality or citizenship.