A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999

PART 4 - OVERPAYMENTS AND DEBT RECOVERY  

Division 2 - Amounts recoverable under this Act  

SECTION 75  

75   Debts arising from conviction of person for involvement in contravention of family assistance law by debtor  
If:

(a) a person (the recipient ) is liable to repay an amount paid to the recipient under the family assistance law; and

(b) the amount was paid to the recipient because the recipient contravened a provision of the family assistance law; and

(c) another person is convicted of an offence:

(i) that is taken to have been committed because of section 11.2 or 11.2A of the Criminal Code ; or

(ii) against section 11.4 or 11.5 of the Criminal Code ;

in relation to that contravention;

the recipient and the other person are jointly and severally liable to pay the debt.