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Child Support (Registration and Collection) Regulations 1988
8Debts due to the Commonwealth
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#### 8 Debts due to the Commonwealth
For paragraph 113 (1) (a) of the Act:
(a) the place at which a debt is payable is any of the following:
(i) the Department;
(ii) a payment agency that, by arrangement with the Department, accepts payment of such a debt;
(iii) a financial institution that, by arrangement with the Department, maintains an account for receipt of payment of such a debt; and
(b) the manner in which a debt is payable is:
(i) if the payment of the debt is made to the Department:
(A) by cheque or money order; or
(B) by electronic means capable of being processed by the Department; or
(ii) if the payment of the debt is made to a payment agency or financial institution—by a means capable of being processed by the payment agency or financial institution.
> Note: Details of each payment agency that accepts the payment of a child support debt and each financial institution that maintains an account for receipt of payment of a child support debt are set out on the Child Support Agency website at www.csa.gov.au.