16BRegistrar’s power to request tax file numbers

#### 16B Registrar’s power to request tax file numbers (1) This section applies to a person in Australia if the person is a payer or a payee in relation to a registrable maintenance liability. (2) The Registrar may request, but not compel, the person: (a) to give the Registrar a written statement of the person’s tax file number; or (b) if the person does not have a tax file number—to apply to the Commissioner for a tax file number and to give to the Registrar a written statement of the person’s tax file number after the Commissioner has issued it. (3) A person is taken to have complied with a request under subsection (2) if the person gives to the Registrar a statement of a kind mentioned in subsection (4) or (5) of this section. (4) The person may give to the Registrar a statement that the person: (a) has a tax file number but does not know what it is; and (b) has asked the Commissioner to inform the person of the person’s tax file number; and (c) authorises the Commissioner to tell the Registrar: (i) whether the person has a tax file number; and (ii) if the person has a tax file number—that number. (5) The person may give to the Registrar a statement that the person: (a) has an application for a tax file number pending; and (b) authorises the Commissioner to tell the Registrar: (i) if a tax file number is issued to the person—that number; or (ii) if the application is refused—that the application has been refused; or (iii) if the application is withdrawn—that the application has been withdrawn.