Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00813:section:70
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00813
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 70
Character Range: 209510–210536

70  Apportionment of payment between payees
 (1) If:
 (a) a person owes:
 (i) 2 or more child support debts that relate to 2 or more enforceable maintenance liabilities with different payees; or
 (ii) 2 or more carer debts that relate to 2 or more carer liabilities with different payees; and
 (c) an amount is paid to the Registrar in relation to all or any of the debts; and
 (d) the total amount of the debts exceeds the amount paid to the Registrar;
the Registrar must, despite any direction given by or on behalf of the person, apportion the amount of the payment between the payees in proportion to the amount of the debt owing in relation to each payee, and apply the amounts so apportioned in partial discharge of each of those debts.
 (2) This section does not apply to amounts paid to the Registrar in accordance with a court order made in relation to a proceeding instituted by a payee of a registered maintenance liability or carer liability under section 113A to recover a debt due in relation to the liability.