Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00813:section:71ab
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00813
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 71AB
Character Range: 214186–215080

71AB  Reduction of child support debts or carer debts when other debts are paid back
 (1) This section applies if:
 (a) a person (the first person) owes either of the following debts (the first debt):
 (i) a child support debt;
 (ii) a carer debt; and
 (b) the Registrar receives an amount (the repayment amount) from another person that is intended by the other person to be in partial or complete satisfaction of a child support debt or carer debt that is owed by the other person; and
 (c) the Registrar would (apart from this section) be required under subsection 69B(3) or section 76 to pay the repayment amount to the first person.
 (2) The Registrar may, despite those provisions:
 (a) credit the repayment amount against the amount payable under the first debt; and
 (b) if, after the amount has been credited, the first debt has been paid in full, pay any excess to the first person.