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National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013
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#### 46B Garnishee orders
General rule
(1) A court must not make an order in the nature of a garnishee order in respect of an account with a financial institution if:
(a) one or more NDIS amounts for a particular participant have been paid to the credit of the account; and
(b) the account has been kept solely for the purpose of managing the funding for supports under the participant’s plan.
Exception
(2) However, a court may make an order in the nature of a garnishee order in respect of the account if:
(a) the order is made in favour of a person in relation to a debt that arose because of the person providing goods or services in relation to the participant; and
(b) the goods or services are supports (other than general supports) funded under the participant’s plan.