Recovery of Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA) overpayments 107-05090100

Item

Overview of recovery

1

Items in this table apply to recovery under:

• Authority' Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (PGPA), or
• Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 (FMA)

Financial Case Management

Benefit type: PFC, AFC, UFC, SFC, WFC, NFC, MFC, YFC

Debt reason: Any debt reason except AMT, ASN, ASB, ASO, ASP, MAO, FSD, USC

Withholdings: Compulsory, only from Social Security payments

Third party withholdings: No

Cash arrangement (including direct debit): Yes

Discounts: No

Garnishees: No

Tax file number declaration form (TDF) matching reviews: No data load allowed

Legal recovery: Yes

Waiver: Services Australia has no delegation for waiver, must go through the Department of Finance

Write off: Yes

Reference: Helping customers to build their financial capability

2

Flexible Support Payments

Benefit type: See Event Code for each Disaster/Event on Emergency Management page (codes starting with 'C' from 2010 onwards)

Debt reason: DUP, FDM, FRD, INF, NEP, PAD, RFO, SYS, FME, FFO

Withholdings: Voluntary

Third party withholdings: No

Cash arrangement (including direct debit): Yes

Discounts: No

Garnishees: No

Tax file number declaration form (TDF) matching reviews: No data load allowed

Legal recovery: Yes

Waiver: Services Australia has no delegation for waiver. Cases must go through the Department of Finance

Write off: Yes

Reference: Raising disaster recovery dents and ex-gratia overpayments

3

Ex-gratia

Benefit type: EXG

Debt reason: DUP, NEP

Withholdings: Voluntary

Third party withholdings: No

Cash arrangement (including direct debit): Yes

Discounts: No

Garnishees: No

Tax file number declaration form (TDF) matching reviews: No data load allowed

Legal recovery: Yes

Waiver: Services Australia has no delegation for waiver, must go through the Department of Finance

Write off: Yes

Reference: Grants and ex-gratia payments

4

Emergency Payments

Benefit type: EMG

Debt reason: API, ASS, FAA, IDB, IEP, IES, INP, INV, IPN, ISI, LOZ, MST, MSS, OSP, PAD, QNR, SYS, OIP, OIS, FDM, INF, DUP, FRD, INR, FPE, DVA

Withholdings: Voluntary

Third party withholdings: No

Cash arrangement (including direct debit): Yes

Discounts: No

Garnishees: No

Tax file number declaration form (TDF) matching reviews: No data load allowed

Legal recovery: Yes

Waiver: Services Australia has no delegation for waiver, must go through the Department of Finance

Write off: Yes

Reference: Initial contact and identification of payments for people experiencing major disaster

5

Goods and Services Tax (GST) Assistance Scheme (GAS)

Benefit type: SVG

Debt reason: API, ASS, FAA, FTR, IDB, IEP, IES, INP, INV, IPN, ISI, LOZ, MST, MSS, ONL, OSP, PAD, QFE, QNR, RFO, SYS, FDM, INF, DUP, FRD, INR

Withholdings: Voluntary

Third party withholdings: No

Cash arrangement (including direct debit): Yes

Discounts: No

Garnishees: No

Tax file number declaration form (TDF) matching reviews: No data load allowed

Legal recovery: Yes

Waiver: Services Australia has no delegation for waiver, must go through the Department of Finance

Write off: Yes

6

One-off payment for the Aged

Benefit type: GSR

Debt reason:

• A - G:
• API, ASS, DUP, DVA, FAA, FDM, FPE, FRD
• I - K:
• IDB, IEP, IES, INF, INP, INR, INV, IPN, ISI
• L - O:
• LOZ, MSS, MST, OIP, OIS, OSP
• P - Z:
• PAD, QNR, SYS

Withholdings: Voluntary

Third party withholdings: No

Cash arrangement (including direct debit): Yes

Discounts: No

Garnishees: No

Tax file number declaration form (TDF) matching reviews: No data load allowed

Legal recovery: Yes

Waiver: Services Australia has no delegation for waiver. Cases must go through the Department of Finance

Write off: Yes

7

JET Child Care Fee Assistance

Benefit type: JFA

Debt reason: INR, NEP

Withholdings: Voluntary

Third party withholdings: No

Cash arrangement (including direct debit): Yes

Discounts: No

Garnishees: No

Tax file number declaration form (TDF) matching reviews: No data load allowed

Legal recovery: Yes

Waiver: Services Australia has no delegation for waiver. Cases must go through the Department of Finance

Write off: Yes

Reference: Eligibility for JET Child Care fee assistance (JETCCFA)

8

Tertiary Access Payment (TAP)

Benefit type: TAP

Debt reason: DUP, MRP, RFO, SYS

Withholdings: Voluntary

Third party withholdings: No

Cash arrangement (including direct debit): Yes

Discounts: No

Garnishees: No

Tax file number declaration form (TDF) matching reviews: No data load allowed

Legal recovery: Yes

Waiver: Services Australia has no delegation for waiver. Cases must go through the Department of Finance

Write off: Yes