72ACDeductions from veterans’ pensions and allowances

72AC Deductions from veterans’ pensions and allowances

(1) The Registrar may give a written notice to the Repatriation Commission (within the meaning of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986) if: (a) either of the following applies: (i) a person is a payer of an enforceable maintenance liability under section 17 of this Act; (ii) a person owes a child support debt in relation to a liability under section 17 or 17A of this Act and an amount of the debt remains unpaid after the day on which the debt became due and payable under section 66 of this Act; and (b) the person is receiving: (i) an age service pension under Division 3 of Part III of the Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986; or (ii) an invalidity service pension under Division 4 of Part III of that Act; or (iii) a partner service pension under Division 5 of Part III of that Act; or (iv) income support supplement under Part IIIA of that Act; or (v) Defence Force Income Support Allowance under Division 2 of Part VIIAB of that Act. (2) The notice must: (a) specify the person’s name; and (b) set out sufficient particulars to enable the Repatriation Commission to identify the person; and (c) if subparagraph (1)(a)(i) applies—instruct the Repatriation Commission to make periodic deductions prescribed in the regulations from the person’s pension or allowance from a specified day; and (d) if subparagraph (1)(a)(ii) applies—instruct the Repatriation Commission to make periodic deductions prescribed in the regulations from the person’s pension or allowance on the day or days specified.

Veterans’ Entitlements Act 1986

9 At the end of section 58J

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(3) The Commission must, in accordance with a notice given under section 72AC of the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988, for the purpose of enabling the collection of an amount that is, or may become, payable by a recipient of a pension: (a) make deductions from instalments of the pension payable to the recipient; and (b) pay the amount deducted to the Child Support Registrar.

Note: The heading to section 58J is altered by adding at the end “or Child Support Registrar”.

10 After section 122D

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