Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2020C00377:section:98a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2020C00377
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 98A
Character Range: 94343–95742

98A  Certain administrative matters
 (1) The Commonwealth may do any or all of the following:
 (a) inform people about the BSWAT payment scheme;
 (b) engage one or more persons to undertake activities (whether or not on behalf of the Commonwealth) in relation to informing people about the BSWAT payment scheme and make payments for services provided under such engagements;
 (c) publish contact details and background information on behalf of legal practitioners who have indicated their availability to provide services in relation to legal advice certificates referred to in section 36;
 (d) publish contact details and background information on behalf of financial counsellors who have indicated their availability to provide services in relation to financial counselling certificates referred to in section 37;
 (e) make payments, in accordance with the rules, in discharge of costs, expenses or other obligations incurred by a person in connection with obtaining a legal advice certificate that complies with section 36 or a financial counselling certificate that complies with section 37 or otherwise in connection with a person's participation in the BSWAT payment scheme.
 (2) A power conferred on the Commonwealth by subsection (1) may be exercised on behalf of the Commonwealth by the Secretary.
 (3) This section does not, by implication, limit the executive power of the Commonwealth.