18BReports about recoverable payments

18B  Reports about recoverable payments

 (1) During the applicable publication period for a reporting period, the Secretary of the Department must cause to be published, in such manner as the Secretary thinks fit, a report that sets out:

 (a) the number of payments made under subsection 18A(1) during the reporting period; and

 (b) the total amount of those payments.

 (2) However, a report is not required if the number mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) is zero.

 (3) Subsection (1) of this section does not require a report to deal with a payment unless, before the preparation of the report, a Departmental official was aware the payment was made under subsection 18A(1).

 (a) a payment was made under subsection 18A(1) in a reporting period; and

 (b) because of subsection (3) of this section, subsection (1) of this section did not require a report to deal with the payment; and

 (c) during a later reporting period, a Departmental official becomes aware that the payment was made under subsection 18A(1);

 (5) If one or more payments made under subsection 18A(1) during a reporting period are subject to a deferred reporting obligation in relation to a later reporting period, the Secretary of the Department must, during the applicable publication period for the later reporting period:

 (b) if a report is required under subsection (1) in relation to the later reporting period—include the paragraph (a) report in the subsection (1) report; and

 (b) if a lesser number of months is specified, in relation to the reporting period, in a legislative instrument made by the Minister—that number of months;

 (8) For the purposes of this section, Departmental official means an official (within the meaning of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997) who is in the Department or is part of the Department.

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