Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00843:clause:5_16b
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A00843
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 5 cl 16B
Character Range: 28200–29742

16B  Registrar's power to request tax file numbers

 (1) This section applies to a person in Australia if the person is a payer or a payee in relation to a registrable maintenance liability.

 (2) The Registrar may request, but not compel, the person:
 (a) to give the Registrar a written statement of the person's tax file number; or
 (b) if the person does not have a tax file number—to apply to the Commissioner for a tax file number and to give to the Registrar a written statement of the person's tax file number after the Commissioner has issued it.

 (3) A person is taken to have complied with a request under subsection (2) if the person gives to the Registrar a statement of a kind mentioned in subsection (4) or (5) of this section.

 (4) The person may give to the Registrar a statement that the person:
 (a) has a tax file number but does not know what it is; and
 (b) has asked the Commissioner to inform the person of the person's tax file number; and
 (c) authorises the Commissioner to tell the Registrar:
 (i) whether the person has a tax file number; and
 (ii) if the person has a tax file number—that number.

 (5) The person may give to the Registrar a statement that the person:
 (a) has an application for a tax file number pending; and
 (b) authorises the Commissioner to tell the Registrar:
 (i) if a tax file number is issued to the person—that number; or
 (ii) if the application is refused—that the application has been refused; or
 (iii) if the application is withdrawn—that the application has been withdrawn.