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Policy
Social Security Guide 6.7.1.10 Debts Due to the Commonwealth
Paid Parental Leave Guide 7.3 Debt recovery
Family Assistance Guide 7.1.1 FA debts - general provisions
Family Assistance Guide 7.2.1 Debt recovery - general provisions
Accountable Authority Instructions (AAI)
ABSTUDY/Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC)
Links to the ABSTUDY Policy Manual and the AIC Scheme guidelines point to consolidated pdf or docx documents. Select the document and navigate to the appropriate reference(s) listed below.
For information about ABSTUDY overpayment and recovery of allowances, see Chapter 3 and select the relevant link.
ABSTUDY Policy Manual Part I Administration of ABSTUDY Overpayments and Recovery of Allowances
Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) Scheme Policy Guidelines 7.3.3 Recovery of debt
Legislation
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Social Security Act 1991, section 1222A, Debts due to the Commonwealth
Student Assistance Act 1973, section 39, Debts are recoverable by the Commonwealth
Social Security Act 1991, part 5.2, Amounts recoverable under this Act
A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999, part 4, division 1, Preliminary
Paid Parental Leave Act 2010, part 4-3, Debt recovery
Student Assistance Act 1973, part 6, section 38, What is a Debt?
Agreements and arrangements
Services Australia deliver payments and services on behalf of other government agencies. A range of bilateral agreements and Bilateral Management Arrangements (BMA) governs our relationships with those agencies.
For more information, contact the Networks and Partnerships Team.