(1) A * private health insurance levy that is due and payable is a debt due to the Commonwealth.
(2) A * late payment penalty is a debt due to the Commonwealth.
(3) An amount referred to in subsection (1) or (2) may be recovered as a debt by action in a court of competent jurisdiction by:
(a) the Commonwealth, in respect of a debt payable to the Commonwealth under subsection 307 - 10(1); or
(b) * APRA (as agent of the Commonwealth), in respect of a debt payable under subsection 307 - 10(2).