Commonwealth Numbered Acts

[Index] [Table] [Search] [Search this Act] [Notes] [Noteup] [Previous] [Next] [Download] [Help]

CHILD CARE PAYMENTS ACT 1997 No. 195 of 1997 - SECT 146

Deductions from debtor's child care payment (1) This section applies to a debt if, under section 144, the debt is recoverable by the Commonwealth by means of deductions from a * child care payment being * received by a person.

(2) The debt is to be deducted from the person's * child care payment in the following way:

Method statement

Step 1. Take the amount, decided under subsection (3), by which each payment of the person's * child care payment is to be reduced.

Step 2. Each payment of the person's * child care payment is to be reduced by that amount, until the sum of those amounts is equal to the debt.

(3) Subject to subsection (4), the maximum amount by which each payment of the person's *child care payment may be reduced is worked out as follows:

(4) If a person makes a request in writing to the Secretary for a higher or lower rate of reduction, the Secretary may decide the amount by which each payment of the person's *child care payment is to be reduced, and, if requested by the person, may vary the amount from time to time.

(5) Subject to section 148, the debt must be deducted unless:

(6) If the person is * receiving both child care assistance and child care rebate, the debt is to be deducted from the * child care payment in relation to which it was incurred until the person is no longer receiving that payment. Then, any remaining part of the debt is to be deducted in accordance with subsection (2) from the other child care payment, if it is still being received by the person.


AustLII: Copyright Policy | Disclaimers | Privacy Policy | Feedback