Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00380:clause:1_579g
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00380
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 579G
Character Range: 66270–67382

579G  Secretary may request claimant to give statement of partner's tax file number

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

Failure to satisfy request
 (2) An austudy payment is not payable to a claimant if, at the end of 28 days after a request is made:
 (a) the claimant has failed to satisfy the request; and
 (b) the Secretary has not exempted the claimant 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)).

Division 4—Determination of claim