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Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000
173Debts due to the Commonwealth
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173 Debts due to the Commonwealth
(1) The following are recoverable as debts due to the Commonwealth by action in a court of competent jurisdiction: (a) CRICOS annual registration charge; (aa) schools initial registration charge; (ab) schools renewal registration charge; (b) late payment penalty; (c) TPS levy (other than a provider’s first TPS levy). (2) In the case of an amount that relates to the OSTF, the TPS Director may recover the debt on behalf of the Commonwealth.