Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN APPRENTICESHIP SUPPORT LOANS ACT 2014

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

            

CHAPTER 1--Introduction
            

   PART 1.1----PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Simplified outline of this Act  

   PART 1.2----INTERPRETATION

   4.      Simplified outline of this Part  
   5.      Definitions  
   6.      When Australian apprenticeship support loan is being paid to a person  
            

CHAPTER 2--Loan payments
            

   PART 2.1----QUALIFICATION AND PAYABILITY

   7.      Simplified outline of this Part  
   8.      Qualification  
   9.      Lifetime limit  
   10.     Payability  
   11.     Special case qualification and payability  

   PART 2.2----MACHINERY PROVISIONS FOR PAYMENTS

           Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part

   12.     Simplified outline of this Part  

           Division 2--Applications

   13.     Application  
   14.     Withdrawal of application  

           Division 3--Determinations

   15.     Determination of application  
   16.     Grant of application  
   17.     Deemed refusal of application  
   18.     Variation of rate  
   19.     Cancellation  
   20.     Date of effect of determinations  
   21.     When determination ceases to be in effect  

           Division 4--Payment

   22.     Payment by instalments  
   23.     Amount of instalment  
   24.     Yearly rate of Australian apprenticeship support loan  
   25.     Payment into bank account  
            

CHAPTER 3--Loan repayments
            

   PART 3.1----INCURRING DEBTS

           Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part

   26.     Simplified outline of this Part  

           Division 2--AASL debts

   27.     AASL debts  
   28.     AASL debt discharged by death  
   29.     Notice to Commissioner  

           Division 3--Accumulated AASL debts

   30.     Simplified outline of this Division  
   31.     Stage 1--working out a former accumulated AASL debt  
   32.     AASL debt indexation factor  
   33.     Index numbers  
   34.     Publishing AASL debt indexation factors  
   35.     Stage 2--working out an accumulated AASL debt  
   36.     Rounding of amounts  
   37.     Accumulated AASL debt discharges earlier debts  
   38.     Accumulated AASL debt discharged by death  

   PART 3.2----DISCHARGING DEBTS

           Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part

   39.     Simplified outline of this Part  

           Division 2--Completion discount

   40.     Completion discount  
   41.     Application of completion discount  
   42.     Refunding of payments  

           Division 3--Voluntary discharge

   43.     Voluntary AASL repayments in respect of debts  
   44.     Application of voluntary AASL repayments  
   45.     Refunding of payments  

           Division 4--Compulsory discharge

              Subdivision A--Liability to repay amounts

   46.     Liability to repay amounts  
   47.     Repayable AASL debt for an income year  

              Subdivision AA--Liability of overseas debtors to repay amounts

   47A.    Liability of overseas debtors to repay amounts  
   47B.    Assessed worldwide income  
   47C.    Notices to be given to the Commissioner  

              Subdivision B--Assessments

   48.     Commissioner may make assessments  
   49.     Notification of notices of assessment of tax  
   50.     Commissioner may defer making assessments  
   51.     Commissioner may amend assessments  

   PART 3.3----APPLICATION OF TAX LEGISLATION

   52.     Simplified outline of this Part  
   53.     Returns, assessments, collection and recovery  
   54.     Charges and civil penalties for failing to meet obligations  
   55.     Pay as you go (PAYG) withholding  
   56.     Pay as you go (PAYG) instalments  
   56A.    Failures to comply with section 47C  
   57.     Extent of Commissioner's general administration of this Act  
            

CHAPTER 4--Administration
            

   PART 4.1----INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

           Division 1--Simplified outline of this Part

   58.     Simplified outline of this Part  

           Division 2--General information-gathering powers

   59.     General power to obtain information  
   60.     Power to obtain information from a person who owes a debt to the Commonwealth  
   61.     Obtaining information about a person who owes a debt to the Commonwealth  
   62.     Written notice  
   63.     Offence  
   64.     Obligations not affected by State or Territory laws  

           Division 3--Powers in relation to tax file numbers

   65.     Request for tax file number  
   66.     Verification of tax file numbers  
   67.     When person with tax file number incorrectly notifies number  
   68.     When person without tax file number incorrectly notifies number  
   69.     When tax file numbers are altered  
   70.     When tax file numbers are cancelled  

           Division 4--Obligation to notify change of circumstance etc.

   71.     Notice requiring information or statements  
   72.     Written notice  
   73.     Offence  

           Division 5--Use etc. of personal information

   74.     Use etc. of personal information  
   75.     Officer's declaration  

   PART 4.2----REVIEW OF DECISIONS

           Division 1--Introduction

   76.     Simplified outline of this Part  
   77.     Reviewable decisions  
   78.     Reviewer of decisions  
   79.     Authorised review officers  
   80.     Notice of reasons for decision  

           Division 2--Internal review

   81.     Internal review  
   82.     Notice to Administrative Review Tribunal and applicant for review  
   83.     Application for review  
   84.     Withdrawal of application  
   85.     Review of decisions following application under section 83  

           Division 3--Administrative Review Tribunal review of decisions

   86.     Review by Administrative Review Tribunal  
   87.     Decision changed before Administrative Review Tribunal review completed  
   88.     Settlement of proceedings before the Administrative Review Tribunal  

   PART 4.3----OVERPAYMENT DEBTS

   89.     Simplified outline of this Part  
   90.     Overpayment debt  
   91.     Overseas application  
   92.     Recovery of overpayment debt--payment arrangement  
   93.     Recovery of overpayment debt--legal proceedings  
   94.     Secretary may write off overpayment debt  
   95.     Secretary's power to waive overpayment debt  
   96.     Waiver of overpayment debt arising from error  
   97.     Waiver of small overpayment debt  
            

CHAPTER 5--Miscellaneous
            

   PART 5.1----MISCELLANEOUS

   98.     Simplified outline of this Part  
   99.     Indexation of lifetime limit and yearly rate  
   100.    Application to under - 18s  
   101.    Delegation by Secretary  
   102.    Use of computer program to make decisions  
   103.    Annual report  
   104.    Appropriation  
   105.    Australian Apprenticeships Priority List  
   106.    Rules