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State Debt Recovery Act 2018
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#### 31 Actions to be taken after review
31 Actions to be taken after review
> > (1) After conducting an internal review, the responsible authority may—
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> > > (a) confirm the debt notice, with or without changing the payment arrangements for the referable debt, or
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> > > (b) revoke the debt notice.
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> > (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.
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> > (3) The responsible authority must change the payment arrangements for a referable debt in any other circumstances required by this Act or the regulations.
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> > (4) The responsible authority must revoke the debt notice—
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> > > (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
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> > > (b) in any circumstances prescribed by the regulations.
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> > (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.
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> > (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.
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> > (7) The regulations may provide for other circumstances in which a new debt notice can be served.