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A New Tax System (Family Assistance and Related Measures) Act 2000
87ASetting off debts of an approved child care service against advances to be paid to the service
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#### 87A Setting off debts of an approved child care service against advances to be paid to the service
(1) This section applies to a debt owed by an approved child care service if, under section 82, the debt is recoverable by the Commonwealth by means of setting off the debt against amounts of one or more advances to be paid to an approved child care service under section 219R.
(2) The debt is to be set off, against advances paid to the service, in the following way:
(a) the Secretary is to determine the amount by which each advance to the service is to be reduced; and
(b) each advance to the service is to be reduced by the amount determined by the Secretary until the sum of those amounts is equal to the debt.
The Secretary may, from time to time, vary the amount by which the advances are to be reduced.
(3) The amount of the debt and the amounts of the advances are reduced accordingly.
92 Subsection 88(6)
Omit “action under this section” (first occurring), substitute “action”.
93 Subparagraph 88(6)(b)(i)
Omit “85”, substitute “84A, 87, 87A”.
94 Subsection 88(6)
Omit “action under this section” (second occurring), substitute “action”.
95 Subparagraph 90(5)(b)(i)
Repeal the subparagraph, substitute:
(i) action is taken under section 84, 84A, 87, 87A or 88 for the recovery of the debt; or
96 Subsection 91(1)
Omit “The”, substitute “If, under section 82, a debt owed by a person is recoverable by the Commonwealth by one or more instalments, the”.
97 Section 92
Repeal the section, substitute: