Part 6
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Overpayments arising under this Act and certain administrative schemes
History
Heading repealed and substituted by No 45 of 1998.
Division 4
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Departure prohibition orders
History
Div 4 inserted by No 55 of 2016, s 3 and Sch 13 item 16, applicable in relation to:
(a) a debt that arises on or after 1 January 2017; and
(b) a debt that arose before 1 January 2017, to the extent that the debt was outstanding immediately before 1 January 2017.
Subdivision B
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Departure from Australia of debtors prohibited
History
Subdiv B inserted by No 55 of 2016, s 3 and Sch 13 item 16, applicable in relation to:
(a) a debt that arises on or after 1 January 2017; and
(b) a debt that arose before 1 January 2017, to the extent that the debt was outstanding immediately before 1 January 2017.
SECTION 43H
43H
DEPARTURE FROM AUSTRALIA OF DEBTORS PROHIBITED
A person must not depart from Australia for a foreign country if:
(a)
a departure prohibition order in respect of the person is in force, and the person knows that the order is in force, or is reckless as to whether the order is in force; and
(b)
the person
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s departure is not authorised by a departure authorisation certificate, and the person knows that the departure is not authorised by such a certificate, or is reckless as to whether the departure is authorised by such a certificate.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months.
History
S 43H inserted by No 55 of 2016, s 3 and Sch 13 item 16, applicable in relation to:
(a) a debt that arises on or after 1 January 2017; and
(b) a debt that arose before 1 January 2017, to the extent that the debt was outstanding immediately before 1 January 2017.