Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SOCIAL SECURITY LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT (No. 2) 1992 No. 229, 1992 - SECT 39

39. After section 1226 of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:
Compensation arrears debts

"1 226A.(1) If a person is liable to pay a compensation arrears debt, that
debt is a debt due to the Commonwealth and is recoverable by the Commonwealth
by means of:

   (a)  if the person is receiving a pension, benefit or allowance under this
        Act-deductions from that person's pension, benefit or allowance; or

   (b)  if section 1234A applies to another person who is receiving a pension,
        benefit or allowance under this Act-deductions from that other
        person's pension, benefit or allowance; or

   (c)  legal proceedings; or

   (d)  garnishee notice.
Note 1: for 'compensation arrears debt' see subsection 23(1).
Note 2: for deductions see sections 1231 and 1234A.
Note 3: for legal proceedings see section 1232.
Note 4: for garnishee notice see section 1233.
Note 5: if the person does not pay the debt within 3 months after receiving a
notice of the amount of the debt. the amount of the debt will increase under
section 1229.

"(2) This section extends to:

   (a)  acts, omissions, matters and things outside Australia whether or not
        in a foreign country; and

   (b)  all persons irrespective of their nationality or citizenship.".