12Debt recovery guidelines

12 Debt recovery guidelines

12 Debt recovery guidelines

(1) The Minister may, by order, make guidelines (debt recovery guidelines) with respect to the following—

(a) the exercise by the Chief Commissioner of the Chief Commissioner’s functions under this Act, including the following—

(i) the making of debt recovery orders, and the taking of debt recovery action, in relation to vulnerable persons,

(ii) payment allocation between multiple State debts,

(b) the exercise, by the Commissioner of Fines Administration under the Fines Act 1996, of the Commissioner’s functions under that Act with respect to State debts.

(2) The Minister is to consult with the Attorney General about the debt recovery guidelines.

(3) The Minister is required to make the debt recovery guidelines public.

(4) The Chief Commissioner, and the Commissioner of Fines Administration under the Fines Act 1996, are required to comply with the debt recovery guidelines.

(5) The debt recovery guidelines must not be inconsistent with this Act or the regulations.