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Dad and Partner Pay (DAP) debt raising and recovery 107-04070030

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This document outlines information on raising and recovering debts for overpayments of Dad and Partner Pay (DAP).

Situations that may cause an overpayment

Service Officers are to raise DAP debts for the full or partial amount of DAP paid:

  • to a customer by mistake as a result of an administrative error
  • to a customer for a period when they were not eligible
  • for a period of time in which the customer was deceased
  • as a result of a breach of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010, which includes:
    • fraud
    • a false statement, or
    • a misrepresentation

Recovery of DAP debts

Services Australia can recover DAP debts via:

  • cash repayments
  • withholding repayments from current Centrelink payments
  • garnishees
  • legal proceedings (civil recovery)

Service Australia may request refunds from third parties where:

  • a payment is made to the wrong person, or
  • the person is deceased

Other debts are not recoverable from DAP payments.

Payment Summary

If a Payment Summary has generated on the system that includes a recovered DAP amount.

Issue an amended payment summary if there is a change to the taxable amount. A manual adjustment may be required in some cases.

The amended Payment Summary is also available to customers through a range of self service options. See Centrelink Payment Summaries for further information.

Eligibility for Dad and Partner Pay (DAP)