48Chief Commissioner may obtain judgment for referable debt

#### 48 Chief Commissioner may obtain judgment for referable debt 48 Chief Commissioner may obtain judgment for referable debt > > (1) The Chief Commissioner may take proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover a referable debt that has been referred to the Chief Commissioner as a debt owed to the Chief Commissioner. > > > (2) If the Chief Commissioner obtains judgment for the debt, the Chief Commissioner may— > > > > > (a) make a debt recovery order for the amount for which judgment was obtained (including any costs payable under the judgment), and > > > > > (b) take debt recovery action under that order in respect of the amount in the circumstances authorised by this Act. > > > (3) If the Chief Commissioner makes a debt recovery order in respect of the debt, the Chief Commissioner cannot take action for the enforcement of the judgment under Part 8 of the [Civil Procedure Act 2005](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2005-028) unless the debt recovery order is revoked. > > > (4) Subsection (3) does not limit the Chief Commissioner’s functions under Part 6.