14What is a debt notice

#### 14 What is a debt notice 14 What is a debt notice > > (1) A debt notice is a notice to the effect that the person to whom it is directed is required to pay a specified referable debt by a date specified in the notice. > > > (2) The date must be a date that is at least 21 days after the debt notice is served on the person. > > > (3) A debt notice must specify particulars of the referable debt, including any particulars required to be included in the debt notice by any other Act. > > > (4) The debt notice must advise the person to whom it is directed— > > > > > (a) that, if the person does not pay the debt in full by the date specified for payment, the matter may be referred to the Chief Commissioner to take debt recovery action under this Act and debt recovery costs may become payable by the person, and > > > > > (b) of the review options that are available in relation to the decision to recover the referable debt, and > > > > > (c) if the person can seek a time to pay order in respect of the referable debt, how an application for a time to pay order should be made. > > > (5) A debt notice may include any other information that the responsible authority considers it appropriate to include. > > > (6) A notice in relation to a referable debt is taken to be a debt notice if another Act declares that notice to be a debt notice for the purposes of this Act.