Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00380:clause:11_39a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2023C00380
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 11 cl 39A
Character Range: 357567–358432

39A  Secretary may allow payment of debt by instalments

Decision of Secretary
 (1) The Secretary may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, decide to allow a person to pay an amount of debt by one or more instalments.

When decision takes effect
 (2) A decision made under subsection (1) takes effect:
 (a) if a day is so stated in the decision as the day on which the decision takes effect—on the day so stated (whether that day is before, on or after the day on which the decision was made); or
 (b) if a day is not so stated in the decision—on the day on which the decision is made.

Saving provision
 (3) For the purposes of this section, a decision that:
 (a) was made under section 284 as applied by subsection 43(2) as in force before 1 July 1998; and
 (b) was in force immediately before that day;
is taken to be a decision under subsection (1) of this section.