Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00130:section:71
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00130
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 71
Character Range: 313338–314193

71  Debts in respect of family assistance other than CCS, ACCS and family tax benefit advance

No entitlement to amount
 (1) If:
 (a) an amount has been paid to a person by way of family tax benefit, stillborn baby payment or single income family supplement (the assistance) in respect of a period or event; and
 (b) the person was not entitled to the assistance in respect of that period or event;
the amount so paid is a debt due to the Commonwealth by the person.

Overpayment
 (2) If:
 (a) an amount (the received amount) has been paid to a person by way of assistance; and
 (b) the received amount is greater than the amount (the correct amount) of assistance that should have been paid to the person under the family assistance law;
the difference between the received amount and the correct amount is a debt due to the Commonwealth by the person.