The function of the Aged Care Secretary under section 95 - 6 (write - off and waiver of debt) of the Aged Care Act is a prescribed function of the Chief Executive Medicare , but only in relation to a debt or class of debts arising, or an amount of a debt payable, under:
(a) Chapter 3 (subsidies) of that Act; or
(b) Chapter 3 (subsidies) of the Aged Care Transitional Act.