71EDebts in respect of ACCS (child wellbeing) for provider—individual at fault

71E Debts in respect of ACCS (child wellbeing) for provider—individual at fault

(1) The Secretary may make a determination for an individual and a provider in the circumstances referred to in subsection (2). If the Secretary does so: (a) the provider is taken not to have incurred a debt that, apart from the determination, was incurred by the provider under subsection 71B(1) or 71C(2); and (b) the amount of the debt is instead a debt due to the Commonwealth by the individual. (2) The circumstances are that: (a) the individual makes a false or misleading statement; and (b) because of the statement, the provider is paid an amount by way of ACCS (child wellbeing) for one or more sessions of care provided by a service to a child who was in the care of the individual immediately before the sessions of care were provided; and (c) the provider incurs a debt under subsection 71B(1) or 71C(2) in relation to the payment.