Version incorporating amendments as at
17 February 2026
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1 Objectives 1
2 Authorising provision 1
3 Commencement 1
4 Revocation 1
5 Definition 1
6 Form of the business register of unclaimed money 2
7 Details to be included in the business register of unclaimed money 2
8 Time for VCAT to re-open matter 2
9 Authorised recipient to receive a permitted disclosure 2
Schedule 1—Forms 3
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Endnotes 4
1 General information 4
2 Table of Amendments 6
3 Explanatory details 7
Version No.002
Unclaimed Money Regulations 2019
S.R. No. 6/2019
Version incorporating amendments as at
17 February 2026
1 Objectives
The objectives of these Regulations are—
(a) to prescribe the form of the business register of unclaimed money; and
(b) to prescribe the details to be entered into the business register of unclaimed money; and
(c) to provide for the time within which VCAT may re-open a matter when an objector is in default of appearance; and
(d) to prescribe the Secretary to the Department of Education and Training as an authorised recipient.
2 Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 103 of the Unclaimed Money Act 2008.
3 Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 17 February 2019.
4 Revocation
The Unclaimed Money Regulations 2009[1] are revoked.
5 Definition
In these Regulations—
the Act means the Unclaimed Money Act 2008.
6 Form of the business register of unclaimed money
For the purposes of section 11(1)(a) of the Act, the prescribed form of the business register of unclaimed money is Form 1 in Schedule 1.
7 Details to be included in the business register of unclaimed money
For the purposes of section 11(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed details to be entered in the business register of unclaimed money (if known and applicable) are—
(a) the full name and last known address of the owner of the unclaimed money; and
(b) the date of birth of the owner; and
(c) the ABN or ACN of the owner; and
(d) a business reference for the owner; and
(e) a description of the unclaimed money; and
(f) the date on which the unclaimed money first became legally payable; and
(g) the gross amount of the unclaimed money.
Reg. 8 amended by S.R. No. 8/2026 reg. 3.
8 Time for VCAT to re-open matter
The time prescribed for the purposes of section 63(3) of the Act is the period of 6 weeks commencing on the day on which the assessment, reassessment, decision made under section 30 of the Act or repayment notice is confirmed by VCAT.
9 Authorised recipient to receive a permitted disclosure
For the purposes of section 77(1)(g)(viii) of the Act, the Secretary to the Department of Education and Training is an authorised recipient.
Schedule 1—Forms
Form 1
Regulation 6
Unclaimed Money Act 2008
Business Register of Unclaimed Money
Name of owner and address
Date of birth of owner
ABN/ ACN
Business reference
Description
Date payable
Amount
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Endnotes
1 General information
See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.
The Unclaimed Money Regulations 2019, S.R. No. 6/2019 were made on 12 February 2019 by the Governor in Council under section 103 of the Unclaimed Money Act 2008, No. 44/2008 and came into operation on 17 February 2019: regulation 3.
The Unclaimed Money Regulations 2019 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 12 February 2029 (see section 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994).
INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)
Style changes
Section 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.
References to ILA s. 39B
Sidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression "(1)" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.
Interpretation
As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:
• Headings
All headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after
1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.
This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.
See section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).
• Examples, diagrams or notes
All examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).
• Punctuation
All punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after
1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.
See section 36(3B).
• Provision numbers
All provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after
1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).
• Location of "legislative items"
A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.
• Other material
Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).
2 Table of Amendments
This publication incorporates amendments made to the Unclaimed Money Regulations 2019 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.