Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866:section:205a:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 205A (pt 2/2)
Character Range: 1907132–1909012

to a person under subsection (1) in respect of a debt due by a pensioner; and
 (b) an amount is paid by a person other than the first‑mentioned person in reduction or in satisfaction of the debt;
the Commission shall notify the first‑mentioned person accordingly, and the amount specified in the notice shall be deemed to be reduced by the amount so paid.
 (7) Where, apart from this subsection, money is not due or repayable on demand to a person unless a condition is fulfilled, the money shall be taken, for the purposes of this section, to be due or repayable on demand, as the case may be, notwithstanding that the condition has not been fulfilled.
 (8) Where:
 (a) a notice is given to a person under subsection (1) in respect of a debt due by a pensioner; and
 (b) the person fails to comply with the notice to the extent that the person is capable of doing so;
an amount equal to:
 (c) so much of the amount required by the notice to be paid by the person as the person was able to pay; or
 (d) so much of the debt due by the pensioner at the time when the notice was given as remains due from time to time;
whichever is the lesser, is a debt due by the person to the Commonwealth.
 (9) Where:
 (a) a person is indebted to the Commonwealth under subsection (8) in respect of a debt due by a pensioner; and
 (b) the Commonwealth recovers:
 (i) the whole or a part of the debt due by the person under subsection (8); or
 (ii) the whole or a part of the debt due by the pensioner;
the debt due by the pensioner, and the debt due by the person, are reduced by the amount so recovered and the amount specified in the notice under subsection (1) shall be deemed to be reduced by the amount so recovered.
 (10) A reference in this section to a person includes a reference to the Commonwealth, a State, a Territory and any authority of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory.