Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) On application by a person who is liable to pay an amount to an Authority, the Authority may, by notice to the person, defer payment of the whole or a specified part of that amount, for the time, and subject to any conditions, specified in the notice.
(2) A person who receives a notice and complies with any conditions specified in it is not liable to pay the amount until—
(a) the time specified in the notice; or
(b) the time specified in a notice given to the person under subsection (3)—
whichever is sooner.
(3) An Authority may, by notice to a person, require the person to pay, by a specified date, all or a specified part of any deferred amount, together with any specified interest (at the appropriate rate referred to in section 281(1)) on the outstanding amount from the date of the notice.
(4) An Authority must not issue a notice under subsection (3) unless—
S. 282(4)(a) amended by No. 25/1993 s. 14(f).
(a) the person never owned or no longer owns the property in respect of which the amount was payable; or
(b) it considers that the circumstances because of which payment was deferred have changed.
(5) A person must not—
(a) give false or misleading information to an Authority in or in relation to an application under subsection (1); or
(b) fail to advise the Authority of any change in circumstances which is material to the application.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.