Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00380:clause:1_586a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00380
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 586A
Character Range: 90968–92047

586A  Secretary may request recipient to give statement of partner's tax file number

Request for partner's tax file number
 (1) If:
 (a) an austudy payment recipient is a member of a couple; and
 (b) the recipient's partner is in Australia;
the Secretary may request but not compel the recipient to give the Secretary a written statement of the tax file number of the recipient's partner.

Failure to satisfy request
 (2) An austudy payment is not payable to a recipient if, at the end of 28 days after a request is made:
 (a) the recipient has failed to satisfy the request; and
 (b) the Secretary has not exempted the recipient from having to satisfy the request.
Note 1: In some cases the request can be satisfied by giving the Secretary a declaration by the partner about the partner's tax file number and an authority by the partner to the Commissioner of Taxation to give the Secretary certain information relevant to the partner's tax file number (see subsections 577B(2) and (3)).
Note 2: The Secretary may waive the requirement in some cases (see subsection 577B(4)).