Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) Whenever any amount has been paid by the Territory on account of any person who is dead, that amount may be recovered by the Territory from the estate of that person by action against his or her personal representatives.
(2) Whenever any such amount has been paid on account of a person who is insolvent or bankrupt, the amount so paid shall be considered to be a debt due from the estate of the insolvent or bankrupt and a certificate signed by a person thereto authorised in writing by the Minister certifying the fact of the payment and delivered to the official assignee or trustee of the insolvent or bankrupt shall be sufficient proof of the debt.