S 39A repealed by No 55 of 2016, s 3 and Sch 12 item 43, effective 1 January 2017. No 55 of 2016, s 3 and Sch 12 item 49 contains the following application, saving and transitional provision:
49 Application, saving and transitional provisions
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student assistance amendments
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(2)
The repeal of section 39A of the
Student Assistance Act 1973
does not affect the validity of a decision under subsection 39A(1) of that Act before the commencement of this item.
(3)
A decision made under subsection 39A(1) of the
Student Assistance Act 1973
before the commencement of this item in relation to a person and a debt does not prevent the application of the provisions of Division 2 of Part 6 of that Act, on and after that commencement in relation to the person and the debt.
S 39A formerly read:
SECTION 39A SECRETARY MAY ALLOW PAYMENT OF DEBT BY INSTALMENTS
39A(1)
Decision of Secretary
The Secretary may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, decide to allow a person to pay an amount of debt by one or more instalments.
39A(2)
When decision takes effect
A decision made under subsection (1) takes effect:
(a)
if a day is so stated in the decision as the day on which the decision takes effect
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on the day so stated (whether that day is before, on or after the day on which the decision was made); or
(b)
if a day is not so stated in the decision
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on the day on which the decision is made.
39A(3)
Saving provision
For the purposes of this section, a decision that:
(a)
was made under section 284 as applied by subsection 43(2) as in force before 1 July 1998; and
(b)
was in force immediately before that day;
is taken to be a decision under subsection (1) of this section.
S 39A inserted by No 45 of 1998.
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