17How referral is made

17 How referral is made

17 How referral is made

(1) A referral is to be made by a referring officer acting on behalf of the responsible authority.

(2) The referring officer may refer a referable debt to the Chief Commissioner for the making of a debt recovery order by giving the Chief Commissioner notice in writing of the referral.

(3) The referral is to be made in accordance with any debt recovery agreement relating to the referable debt.

(4) Subject to subsection (2), the referral may be made by post, document exchange, facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission.