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Social Security (Administration) Act 1999
61Deduction at request of recipient—payments to Commissioner of Taxation
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61 Deduction at request of recipient—payments to Commissioner of Taxation
(1) This section applies if a person asks the Secretary:
(a) to make deductions from instalments of a social security payment payable to the person; and
(b) to pay the amounts deducted to the Commissioner of Taxation.
(2) The Secretary may make the deductions requested by the person, and if the Secretary does so, the Secretary must pay the amounts deducted to the Commissioner of Taxation.