45Part A rate insufficient to cover reduction—discretion to create FTB advance debt

#### 45 Part A rate insufficient to cover reduction—discretion to create FTB advance debt (1) The Secretary may, instead of making a determination under subclause 43(2), step 3 of the method statement in subclause 44(2) or under subclause 44(5), determine that the amount of unrepaid family tax benefit advance is to be a debt. > Note: See subsection 71A(7) of the Family Assistance Administration Act. (2) However, the Secretary must not make a determination under subclause (1) unless the individual’s Part A rate before reduction under clause 5 or 25A is less than the amount that would, under clause 26, be the FTB child rate if: (a) the individual’s Part A rate were required to be worked out using Part 3 of this Schedule; and (b) clause 27 did not apply.