Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2011C00056:clause:1_123zg
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2011C00056
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 123ZG
Character Range: 131261–133062

123ZG  Misuse of vouchers and stored value cards

Scope

 (1) This section applies if:
 (a) a person (the first person) is subject to the income management regime; and
 (b) either:
 (i) the Secretary has given the first person or another person a voucher under subsection 123YC(2) or 123YD(2); or
 (ii) the Secretary has given the first person or another person a stored value card under subsection 123YE(2), 123YF(2), 123YM(2), 123YN(2), 123YO(2) or 123YP(2); and
 (c) the Secretary's action resulted in the first person's income management account being debited; and
 (d) a person (the unauthorised person) other than the person to whom the voucher or stored value card was given:
 (i) obtains possession of the voucher or stored value card from the person to whom the voucher or stored value card was given; and
 (ii) uses the voucher or stored value card to acquire goods or services or to obtain cash; and
 (e) the unauthorised person does so without the consent of the person to whom the voucher or stored value card was given.

Recovery

 (2) In the case of the use of a voucher, an amount equal to the face value of the voucher is a debt due by the unauthorised person to the Commonwealth.

 (3) In the case of the use of a stored value card, an amount equal to the monetary value involved in the use is a debt due by the unauthorised person to the Commonwealth.

Special Account to be credited

 (4) If an amount is received by the Commonwealth under subsection (2) or (3), an amount equal to the amount received is credited to the Special Account.

First person's income management account to be credited

 (5) If an amount is received by the Commonwealth under subsection (2) or (3), the first person's income management account is credited by an amount equal to the amount received.