31Actions to be taken after review

31 Actions to be taken after review

31 Actions to be taken after review

(1) After conducting an internal review, the responsible authority may—

(a) confirm the debt notice, with or without changing the payment arrangements for the referable debt, or

(b) revoke the debt notice.

(2) The responsible authority must change the payment arrangements for a referable debt by reducing the amount payable if the amount of the debt was overstated on the debt notice.

(3) The responsible authority must change the payment arrangements for a referable debt in any other circumstances required by this Act or the regulations.

(4) The responsible authority must revoke the debt notice—

(a) if the applicant is not liable for the referable debt (including if the issue of the debt notice involved a mistake of identity), or

(b) in any circumstances prescribed by the regulations.

(5) If the responsible authority revokes a debt notice, the responsible authority must, if the matter has already been referred to the Chief Commissioner for the making of a debt recovery order, revoke the referral.

(6) If a debt notice is revoked because of a mistake of identity, the responsible authority may serve a new debt notice for the referable debt on a person who is liable for payment of the debt.

(7) The regulations may provide for other circumstances in which a new debt notice can be served.