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Policy

Social Security Guide, 6.7.2, Debt Recovery

Social Security Guide, 6.7.2.60, Debt Repayment by Instalments

Family Assistance Guide, 7.2.1, Debt Recovery - General Provisions

Family Assistance Guide, 7.2.4, Debt Recovery by Cash

Paid Parental Leave Guide, 6.3, Debt Recovery

Paid Parental Leave Guide, 6.3.4.40, Payment of Debt by Arrangement

Legislation

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Social Security Act 1991, part 5.3, Methods of recovery

Paid Parental Leave Act 2010, section 182, How to recover debts

Student Assistance Act 1973, Division 2, Recovery of Debts

Social Security (Administration) Act 1991

  • part 5, division 1, section 193, Power to obtain information from a person who owes a debt to the Commonwealth
  • part 5, division 1, section 197, Offence - failure to comply with requirement

Information on the collection, storage and limits on the use of personal information is found in the Information Privacy Principles. Principle 3 provides information on obtaining personal details from the customer.

Privacy Act 1988, schedule 1, Principle 3 of the Australian Privacy Principles

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (replaced the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 on 1 July 2014)

  • section 63
  • section 64
  • section 65
  • section 103(c)

Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014, rule 11, Recovery of debts

Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997, section 47, Recovery of debts