65EMinister may write off liability of owner to repay compensation

65E Minister may write off liability of owner to repay compensation

(1) The Minister may at any time write off the whole or part of any outstanding liability of an owner under section 65A, if the Minister is satisfied that any further action to recover the amount of compensation is impracticable or unwarranted.

(2) If the Minister writes off the whole of any outstanding liability of an owner under subsection (1), the Minister must serve a written notice on the owner notifying the owner that the whole of the liability of the owner to pay the amount of compensation has been written off.

(3) If the Minister writes off part of any outstanding liability of an owner under subsection (1), the Minister must serve a written notice on the owner—

(a) notifying the owner that part of the liability of the owner to pay the amount of compensation has been written off; and

(b) containing all the information required in a notice under section 65B, except the information in paragraphs (g) and (h) of that section.

Division 2—Bees compensation

S. 66 (Heading) inserted by No. 48/2010 s. 29(1).