Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2019C00081:section:16c:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2019C00081
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 16C (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 54343–57110

16C  Reports about recoverable payments and recoverable death payments
 (1) During the applicable publication period for a reporting period, the accountable authority of the relevant Commonwealth entity must cause to be published, in such manner as the accountable authority thinks fit, a report that sets out:
 (a) both:
 (i) the number of payments made under subsection 16A(1) during the reporting period; and
 (ii) the total amount of those payments; and
 (b) both:
 (i) the number of payments made under subsection 16B(1) during the reporting period; and
 (ii) the total amount of those payments.
 (2) However, a report is not required if:
 (a) the number mentioned in subparagraph (1)(a)(i) is zero; and
 (b) the number mentioned in subparagraph (1)(b)(i) is zero.

Deferred reporting
 (3) Paragraph (1)(a) of this section does not require a report to deal with a payment unless before the preparation of the report, an official of the relevant Commonwealth entity was aware the payment was made under subsection 16A(1).
 (4) Paragraph (1)(b) of this section does not require a report to deal with a payment unless before the preparation of the report, an official of the relevant Commonwealth entity was aware the payment was made under subsection 16B(1).
 (5) For the purposes of this section, if:
 (a) a payment was made under subsection 16A(1) or 16B(1) in a reporting period; and
 (b) either:
 (i) because of subsection (3) of this section, paragraph (1)(a) of this section did not require a report to deal with the payment; or
 (ii) because of subsection (4) of this section, paragraph (1)(b) of this section did not require a report to deal with the payment; and
 (c) during a later reporting period, an official of the relevant Commonwealth entity becomes aware that the payment was made under subsection 16A(1) or 16B(1), as the case may be;
the payment is subject to a deferred reporting obligation in relation to the later reporting period.
 (6) If one or more payments made under subsection 16A(1) during a reporting period are subject to a deferred reporting obligation in relation to a later reporting period, the accountable authority of the relevant Commonwealth entity must, during the applicable publication period for the later reporting period:
 (a) prepare a report that sets out:
 (i) the number of those payments; and
 (ii) the total amount of those payments; and
 (iii) the reporting period during which the payments were made; and
 (b) if a report is required under subsection (1) in relation to the later reporting period—include the paragraph (a) report in the subsection (1) report; and
 (c) if paragraph (b) does not apply—publish, in such manner as the accountable authority thinks fit, the paragraph (a) report.
 (7) If one or more