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A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
96Power to waive Commonwealth’s right to recover debt
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#### 96 Power to waive Commonwealth’s right to recover debt
(1) On behalf of the Commonwealth, the Secretary may waive the Commonwealth’s right to recover the whole or a part of a debt from a debtor only in the circumstances described in section 97, 98, 99, 100, 101 or 102.
(2) A waiver takes effect:
(a) on the day specified in the waiver (whether that day is before, after or on the day on which the decision to waive is made); or
(b) if the waiver does not specify when it takes effect—on the day on which the decision to waive is made.