A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999
PART 4
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OVERPAYMENTS AND DEBT RECOVERY
Division 2
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Amounts recoverable under this Act
SECTION 74
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Person other than payee obtaining payment of a cheque
If:
(a) an amount of family assistance, one-off payment to families, economic security strategy payment to families, back to school bonus, single income family bonus, clean energy advance, ETR payment, 2020 economic support payment, additional economic support payment 2020 or additional economic support payment 2021 is paid by cheque; and
(b) a person other than the payee obtains possession of the cheque from the payee; and
(c) the cheque is not endorsed by the payee to the person; and
(d) the person obtains value for the cheque;
If:
(a) an amount of family assistance, one-off payment to families, economic security strategy payment to families, back to school bonus, single income family bonus, clean energy advance, ETR payment, 2020 economic support payment, additional economic support payment 2020 or additional economic support payment 2021 is paid by cheque; and
(b) a person other than the payee obtains possession of the cheque from the payee; and
(c) the cheque is not endorsed by the payee to the person; and
(d) the person obtains value for the cheque;
the amount of the cheque is a debt due by the person to the Commonwealth.
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