(1)

Any amount (including an amount of contributions) that is payable to the Board under this Act or the Rules may be recovered by the Board in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt.

(2)

If:

(a) an amount (including an amount of contributions) is payable by a person to the Board under this Act or the Rules; and
(b) the amount remains unpaid after the day on which payment was due;

the person is liable to pay to the Board interest on any such amount that remains unpaid at such rate as the Board determines in writing under this subsection.

(3)

A determination under subsection (2) is a legislative instrument for the purposes of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 , but section 42 of that Act does not apply to the instrument.