(1) This Chapter provides the methods for recovery by the Commonwealth of:
(a) debts owed to the Commonwealth under Part 5.2; and
(b) debts owed to the Commonwealth under section 1135; and
(ba) debts owed to the Commonwealth under Parts 3B and 3D of the Administration Act; and
(c) overpayments under certain other Acts or schemes; and
(ca) debts incurred under other Acts for failing to repay part or all of overpayments referred to in paragraph (c); and
(d) debts under subsection 11(6) of the Data-matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990 .
(2) The methods of recovery available for the various types of debt are set out in the following table:
Recovery methods table | |||
Column 1 Item |
Column 2 Debt |
Column 3 Means |
Column 4 Provision |
1 |
1135 |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
2 |
1223 |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
3 |
1223AA |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
4 |
1223AB |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
4A |
1223ABB |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
4B |
1223ABC |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
4C |
1223ABD |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
4D |
1223ABE |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
4E |
1223ABF |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
4F |
1223ABG |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
4G |
1223ABH |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
4H |
1223ABI |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
4J |
1223ABJ |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
4K |
1223ABK |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
4L |
1223ABL |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
4M |
1223ABM |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
5 |
1224AA |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
6 |
1224AB |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
7 |
1224B |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
8 |
1224C |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
9 |
1224D |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
10 |
1224E |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
11 |
1225 |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
12 |
1226 |
legal proceedings |
1232 |
13 |
1226A |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
14 |
1227 |
enforcement of security |
1230C |
15 |
1227B |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
15A |
1228A (comparable foreign payment debts) |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
16 |
Tabletext ">1229C |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
18 |
1230 |
legal proceedings |
1232 |
19 |
1230A |
legal proceedings |
1232 |
20 |
Parts 3B and 3D of the Administration Act |
deductions |
1231, 1234A |
Note: An additional 10% penalty is payable in some cases: see section 1228B.
(3) If a person:
(a) has received an overpayment under certain other Acts or schemes; or
(b) has incurred a debt under another Act (whether before or after the commencement of this paragraph) for failing to repay part or all of such an overpayment;
the amount of the overpayment or debt may be recoverable by means of deductions from the person's social security payment.
Note: For deductions see section 1231.