National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009

SCHEDULE 1 - NATIONAL CREDIT CODE  

Note:

See section 3 of the National Credit Act.

PART 12 - MISCELLANEOUS  

Division 3 - General provisions  

190   Appropriation of payments  

190(1)    
A debtor who is liable to a credit provider under 2 or more credit contracts may require the credit provider by written notice to apply a payment to a particular one of those contracts or to divide the payment between them in a specified manner.

190(2)    
A credit provider that contravenes a requirement under this section commits an offence.

Criminal penalty: 30 penalty units.

190(3)    
Subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:

For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code .

190(4)    
A debtor may not make a requirement under this section if the debtor and the credit provider have previously agreed as to the application of the payment concerned in relation to the credit contracts under which the debtor is liable to the credit provider.