Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00651:section:24ac:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00651
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 24AC (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 198526–201278

24AC  Reports about recoverable payments and recoverable death payments
 (1) During the applicable publication period for a reporting period, the Secretary of the Department must cause to be published, in such manner as the Secretary thinks fit, a report that sets out:
 (a) both:
 (i) the number of payments made under subsection 24AA(1) during the reporting period; and
 (ii) the total amount of those payments; and
 (b) both:
 (i) the number of payments made under subsection 24AB(1) during the reporting period; and
 (ii) the total amount of those payments.
 (2) However, a report is not required if:
 (a) the number mentioned in subparagraph (1)(a)(i) is zero; and
 (b) the number mentioned in subparagraph (1)(b)(i) is zero.

Deferred reporting
 (3) Paragraph (1)(a) of this section does not require a report to deal with a payment unless, before the preparation of the report, a Departmental official was aware the payment was made under subsection 24AA(1).
 (4) Paragraph (1)(b) of this section does not require a report to deal with a payment unless, before the preparation of the report, a Departmental official was aware the payment was made under subsection 24AB(1).
 (5) For the purposes of this section, if:
 (a) a payment was made under subsection 24AA(1) or 24AB(1) in a reporting period; and
 (b) either:
 (i) because of subsection (3) of this section, paragraph (1)(a) of this section did not require a report to deal with the payment; or
 (ii) because of subsection (4) of this section, paragraph (1)(b) of this section did not require a report to deal with the payment; and
 (c) during a later reporting period, a Departmental official becomes aware that the payment was made under subsection 24AA(1) or 24AB(1), as the case may be;
the payment is subject to a deferred reporting obligation in relation to the later reporting period.
 (6) If one or more payments made under subsection 24AA(1) during a reporting period are subject to a deferred reporting obligation in relation to a later reporting period, the Secretary of the Department must, during the applicable publication period for the later reporting period:
 (a) prepare a report that sets out:
 (i) the number of those payments; and
 (ii) the total amount of those payments; and
 (iii) the reporting period during which the payments were made; and
 (b) if a report is required under subsection (1) in relation to the later reporting period—include the paragraph (a) report in the subsection (1) report; and
 (c) if paragraph (b) does not apply—publish, in such manner as the Secretary thinks fit, the paragraph (a) report.
 (7) If one or more payments made under subsection 24AB(1) during a reporting period are subject to a deferred reporting obligation in relation to a