FAMILY LAW RULES 20042003 No. 375 - RULE 20.35 Employer's obligations

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FAMILY LAW RULES 20042003 No. 375 - RULE 20.35

Employer's obligations

(1): Under a Third Party Debt Notice (Form 17) directed to earnings, the payer's employer:

(a): must:

(i): deduct from the payer's earnings the amount specified in the notice;
(ii): pay it to the person specified in the notice; and
(iii): give to the payer a notice specifying the deductions; and

(b): may:

(i): deduct from the payer's earnings an administrative charge of $5 per deduction; and
(ii): keep the charge as a contribution towards the administrative cost of making payments under the notice.

(2): The employer must ensure that an amount deducted under subrule (1) does not reduce the payer's earnings to less than the protected earnings rate.
(3): A deduction paid or kept by an employer under subrule (1) is a valid discharge, to the extent of the deduction, of the employer's liability to pay earnings.

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