Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2011C00056:clause:1_123zf
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2011C00056
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 123ZF
Character Range: 130110–131261

123ZF  Person other than payee obtaining payment of a cheque

Scope

 (1) This section applies if:
 (a) a person (the first person) is subject to the income management regime; and
 (b) an amount is paid by cheque under section 123YM, 123YN, 123YO or 123YP; and
 (c) the payment resulted in the first person's income management account being debited by an amount equal to the amount paid; and
 (d) a person (the second person) other than the payee of the cheque obtains possession of the cheque from the payee; and
 (e) the cheque is not endorsed by the payee to the second person; and
 (f) the second person obtains value for the cheque.

Recovery

 (2) The amount of the cheque is a debt due by the second person to the Commonwealth.

Special Account to be credited

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

First person's income management account to be credited

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