Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Comcare may decide, in writing, to waive its right to recover from a person the whole or a part of a debt due to Comcare.
(2) In exercising the power under subsection (1), Comcare must act in accordance with directions from time to time in force under subsection (3).
(3) The Minister may, by legislative instrument:
(a) give a direction to Comcare relating to the exercise of its power under subsection (1); and
(b) revoke or vary a direction so given.
(4) Section 42 (disallowance) of the Legislation Act 2003 does not apply to a direction given by the Minister under subsection (3).
(5) A decision of Comcare under subsection (1) takes effect:
(a) if no day is set out in the decision--on the day on which the decision is made; or
(b) if a day is set out in the decision--on the day so set out (whether that day is before, on, or after the day on which the decision is made).
Note: If Comcare waives its rights to recover, this is a permanent bar
to recovery of the debt--the debt effectively ceases to exist.