Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

A NEW TAX SYSTEM (FAMILY ASSISTANCE) (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1999 - SECT 92

  (1)   If:

  (a)   a person (the debtor ):

  (i)   has a debt under this Act or under the Data - matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990 , the Farm Household Support Act 2014 , the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 , the Social Security Act 1947 , the Social Security Act 1991 , the Student Assistance Act 1973 , the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 or the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 ; or

  (ii)   had incurred a debt under Part   8 of the Student and Youth Assistance Act 1973 as in force before 1   July 1998; and

  (b)   another person (the consenting person ) is entitled to be paid family tax benefit by instalment; and

  (c)   for the purpose of the recovery of the debt, the consenting person consents to the deduction of an amount from the consenting person's instalments;

the Secretary may deduct the amount from the consenting person's instalments of family tax benefit.

  (2)   The debtor's debt is reduced by an amount equal to the amount deducted from the consenting person's family tax benefit.

  (3)   The consenting person may revoke the consent at any time.