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CHILD CARE PAYMENTS ACT 1997 No. 195 of 1997 - SECT 151
Time limits on recovery action under section 150
(1) Subject to subsections (2), (3), (4) and (5), action under section 150 for
the recovery of a debt is not to be commenced after the end of the period of 6
years starting on the day on which the debt arose.
(2) If the debt arose under section 135, action under section 150 for the
recovery of the debt may be commenced at any time within the period of 6 years
starting on the first day on which an * officer becomes aware, or could
reasonably be expected to have become aware, of the circumstances that gave
rise to the debt.
Note: The time limit in subsection (2) also applies to
action for recovery against a person who is liable because of section 137 for
a debt that arises under section 135.
(3) If:
action under
that section for the recovery of the balance of the debt may be
commenced within the period of 6 years starting on the day of payment.
(4) If:
(a) subsection (1) or (2) applies so that action under section 150
for the recovery of a debt must be commenced within a particular period; and
(b) within that period, the person who owes the amount acknowledges that
he or she owes it;
action under that section for the recovery of the
debt may be commenced within the period of 6 years starting on the day
of acknowledgment.
(5) If:
(a) subsection (1) or (2) applies so that action under section 150
for the recovery of a debt must be commenced within a particular period; and
(b) within that period:
action under section 150 for the
recovery of the debt may be commenced within the period of 6 years
after the end of the activity or action referred to in paragraph (b).
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