Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Secretary may give the payment nominee of a benefit recipient a notice that requires the nominee to give the Department a statement giving particulars of the disposal by the nominee of money paid under the social security law to the nominee on behalf of the benefit recipient.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), a notice under subsection (1):
(a) must be in writing; and
(b) may be given personally or by post or by any other means approved by the Secretary; and
(c) must specify how the nominee is to give the statement to the Department; and
(d) must specify the period within which the nominee is to give the statement to the Department.
(3) A notice under subsection (1) is not ineffective merely because it fails to comply with paragraph (2)(c).
(4) The period specified under paragraph (2)(d) must not end earlier than 14 days after the day on which the notice is given.
(5) A statement given in response to a notice under subsection (1) must be in writing and in accordance with a form approved by the Secretary.
(6) A nominee must not refuse or fail to comply with a notice under subsection (1).
(7) Subsection (6) applies only to the extent to which the person is capable of complying with the notice.
(8) Subsection (6) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.
(9) An offence against subsection (6) is an offence of strict liability.
(10) This section extends to:
(a) acts, omissions, matters and things outside Australia, whether or not in a foreign country; and
(b) all persons, irrespective of their nationality or citizenship.