70   Application provision - widow allowance

The amendments of section 408BA of the Social Security Act 1991 made by this Schedule apply in relation to claims for widow allowance made on or after the commencement of this item.

71   Application provision - parenting payment

The amendments of section 500 of the Social Security Act 1991 made by this Schedule apply in relation to claims for parenting payment made on or after the commencement of this item.

72   Application and saving provisions - youth allowance

(1) Paragraph 549D(1)(a) of the Social Security Act 1991 applies on and after the commencement of this item in relation to entries to Australia occurring before, on or after that commencement.

(2) Subsections 549D(3) to (5) of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to claims for a youth allowance made before that commencement.

(3) Subsections 549D(7) and (8) of the Social Security Act 1991, as added by this Schedule, apply in relation to claims for a youth allowance made on or after the commencement of this item.

(4) The amendment of paragraph 549E(a) of the Social Security Act 1991 made by this Schedule applies in relation to claims for a youth allowance made on or after the commencement of this item.

73   Application and saving provisions - austudy payment

(1) Paragraph 575D(1)(a) of the Social Security Act 1991 applies on and after the commencement of this item in relation to entries to Australia occurring before, on or after that commencement.

(2) Subsections 575D(3) and (4) of the Social Security Act 1991, as substituted by this Schedule, apply in relation to claims for an austudy payment made on or after the commencement of this item.

(3) Subsections 575D(3) and (4) of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to claims for an austudy payment made before that commencement.

(4) The amendment of paragraph 575E(a) of the Social Security Act 1991 made by this Schedule applies in relation to claims for an austudy payment made on or after the commencement of this item.

74   Application and saving provisions - newstart allowance

(1) Paragraph 623A(1)(a) of the Social Security Act 1991 applies on and after the commencement of this item in relation to entries to Australia occurring before, on or after that commencement.

(2) Subsections 623A(3) to (6) and 623B(2) of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to claims for a newstart allowance made before that commencement.

(3) Subsections 623A(8) and (9) of the Social Security Act 1991, as added by this Schedule, apply in relation to claims for a newstart allowance made on or after the commencement of this item.

75   Application and saving provisions - sickness allowance

(1) Paragraph 696B(1)(a) of the Social Security Act 1991 applies on and after the commencement of this item in relation to entries to Australia occurring before, on or after that commencement.

(2) Subsections 696B(3) and (4) of the Social Security Act 1991, as substituted by this Schedule, apply in relation to claims for sickness allowance made on or after the commencement of this item.

(3) Subsections 696B(3) to (6) and 696C(2) of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to claims for sickness allowance made before that commencement.

76   Application provision - special benefit

The amendments of section 739A of the Social Security Act 1991 made by this Schedule apply in relation to claims for a special benefit made on or after the commencement of this item.

77   Application and saving provisions - partner allowance

(1) Paragraph 771HNA(1)(a) of the Social Security Act 1991 applies on and after the commencement of this item in relation to entries to Australia occurring before, on or after that commencement.

(2) Subsections 771HNA(3) and (4) of the Social Security Act 1991, as substituted by this Schedule, apply in relation to claims for a partner allowance made on or after the commencement of this item.

(3) Subsections 771HNA(4) and (5) of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to claims for a partner allowance made before that commencement.

78   Application and saving provisions - mobility allowance

(1) Subsection 1039AA(1) of the Social Security Act 1991 applies on and after the commencement of this item in relation to entries to Australia occurring before, on or after that commencement.

(2) Subsections 1039AA(3) and (5) of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to claims for a mobility allowance made before that commencement.

(3) Subsections 1039AA(5) and (6) of the Social Security Act 1991, as substituted by this Schedule, apply in relation to claims for a mobility allowance made on or after the commencement of this item.

79   Application and saving provisions - pensioner education supplement

(1) Paragraph 1061PU(1)(a) of the Social Security Act 1991 applies on and after the commencement of this item in relation to entries to Australia occurring before, on or after that commencement.

(2) Subsections 1061PU(3) and (4) of the Social Security Act 1991, as substituted by this Schedule, apply in relation to claims for a pensioner education supplement made on or after the commencement of this item.

(3) Subsections 1061PU(3) and (4) of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to claims for a pensioner education supplement made before that commencement.

(4) The amendment of paragraph 1061PV(a) of the Social Security Act 1991 made by this Schedule applies in relation to claims for a pensioner education supplement made on or after the commencement of this item.

80   Application and saving provisions - seniors health card

(1) Paragraph 1061ZH(1)(a) of the Social Security Act 1991 applies on and after the commencement of this item in relation to entries to Australia occurring before, on or after that commencement.

(2) Subsections 1061ZH(3) and (4) of the Social Security Act 1991, as substituted by this Schedule, apply in relation to claims for a seniors health card made on or after the commencement of this item.

(3) Subsections 1061ZH(3) to (5) of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to claims for a seniors health card made before that commencement.

81   Application and saving provisions - health care card

(1) Subsection 1061ZQ(1) of the Social Security Act 1991 applies on and after the commencement of this item in relation to entries to Australia occurring before, on or after that commencement.

(2) Paragraph 1061ZQ(2)(b) of the Social Security Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to claims for a health care card made before that commencement.

(3) Subsections 1061ZQ(3) and (4) of the Social Security Act 1991, as added by this Schedule, apply in relation to claims for a health care card made on or after the commencement of this item.

(4) Section 1061ZR of the Social Security Act 1991, as amended by this Schedule, applies in relation to claims for a health care card made on or after the commencement of this item.

Social Security Legislation Amendment (Newly Arrived Resident's Waiting Periods and Other Measures) Act 1997

82   Section 3

Repeal the section.

83   Saving provision

Despite the repeal of section 3 of the Social Security Legislation Amendment (Newly Arrived Resident's Waiting Periods and Other Measures) Act 1997 made by this Schedule, that section, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to:

(a) claims for a social security payment made before that commencement; and

(b) claims for a seniors health card made before that commencement; and

(c) claims for a health care card made before that commencement.

Part 2   Farm household support amendments

Farm Household Support Act 2014

84   Subsection 5(1)

Insert:

eligible family member has the same meaning as family member has for the purposes of subsection 7(6AA) of the Social Security Act.

former refugee has the meaning given by subsection 7(1) of the Social Security Act.

refugee has the meaning given by subsection 7(6B) of the Social Security Act.

85   Paragraphs 42(2)(a), (b), (d), (e), (f) and (g)

Repeal the paragraphs.

86   At the end of subsection 42(2)

Add:

; (i) a person who is a refugee, or a former refugee, at the time the person made the claim for farm household allowance;

(j) a person in relation to whom the following apply:

(i) before the person made the claim for farm household allowance, the person was an eligible family member of another person at the time the other person became a refugee;

(ii) the person is an eligible family member of that other person at the time the person made the claim for farm household allowance or, if that other person has died, the person was an eligible family member of that other person immediately before that other person died;

(k) a person who is an Australian citizen at the time the person made the claim for farm household allowance.

87   Subsection 43(1)

Omit "(1)".

88   Paragraph 43(1)(b)

Omit "(subject to subsection (2))".

89   Subsection 43(2)

Repeal the subsection.

90   Application provision

The amendments of sections 42 and 43 of the Farm Household Support Act 2014 made by this Schedule apply in relation to claims for farm household allowance made on or after the commencement of this item.

Schedule 11   Student start-up scholarships

Social Security Act 1991

1   Section 19AA (definition of scholarship-entitled person)

Repeal the definition.

2   Subsection 23(1) (definition of scholarship-entitled person)

Repeal the definition.

3   Division 1 of Part 2.11B

Repeal the Division.

4   Subsection 1061ZVBC(1)

Omit "(1)".

5   Subparagraph 1061ZVBC(1)(a)(iii)

Repeal the subparagraph.

6   Subsection 1061ZVBC(2)

Repeal the subsection.

7   Section 1190 (table item 68)

Repeal the item.

8   Subsection 1191(1) (table item 40)

Repeal the item.

9   Subsection 1192(8A)

Repeal the subsection.

10   Subsection 1222(2) (table item 4D, column 2)

After "of", insert "relocation".

11   Section 1223ABE (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

1223ABE Debts in respect of relocation scholarship payments

12   Paragraphs 1223ABE(1)(a), (2)(a) and (3)(a)

Omit "a student start-up scholarship payment or".

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

13   Section 12H (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

12H Relocation scholarship payment

14   Section 12H

Omit "a student start-up scholarship payment or".

15   Subsection 47(1) (paragraph (ba) of the definition of lump sum benefit)

Repeal the paragraph.

16   Section 47DA (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

47DA Relocation scholarship payments

17   Paragraph 47DA(a)

Omit "a student start-up scholarship payment, or a relocation scholarship payment,", substitute "a relocation scholarship payment".

18   Subdivision DC of Division 5 of Part 3B (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

Subdivision DC - Relocation scholarship payments

19   Section 123XPF

Repeal the section.

Student Assistance Act 1973

20   Subsection 3(1) (definition of scholarship-entitled person)

Repeal the definition.

21   Subsection 7D(1)

Omit "(1)".

22   Subparagraph 7D(1)(a)(iii)

Repeal the subparagraph.

23   Subsection 7D(2)

Repeal the subsection.

24   Application and saving provisions

(1) Despite the repeal of Division 1 of Part 2.11B of the Social Security Act 1991 made by this Schedule, that Division, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to a qualification time occurring before that commencement.

(2) The amendments of section 1061ZVBC of the Social Security Act 1991 made by this Schedule apply in relation to a qualification period starting on or after the day this item commences.

(3) Despite the amendments of section 1223ABE of the Social Security Act 1991 made by this Schedule, that section, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to a student start-up scholarship payment made before, on or after that commencement.

(4) Despite the amendments of section 12H of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 made by this Schedule, that section, as in forceimmediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to a student start-up scholarship payment for which a person was qualified before that commencement.

(5) Despite the amendments of sections 47 and 47DA of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 made by this Schedule, those sections, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continue to apply on and after that commencement in relation to a student start-up scholarship payment made after that commencement for which a person was qualified before that commencement.

(6) Despite the amendments made by this Schedule, Part 3B of the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999, as in force immediately before the commencement of this item, continues to apply on and after that commencement in relation to a student start-up scholarship payment, whether it is payable before, on or after that commencement.

(7) The amendments of section 7D of the Student Assistance Act 1973 made by this Schedule apply in relation to a qualification period starting on or after the day this item commences.

Schedule 12   Interest charge

Part 1   Amendments

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

1   After paragraph 77(1)(e)

Insert:

(ea) the effect of sections 78 and 78A; and

2   Subsections 77(3) and (4)

Repeal the subsections, substitute:

(3) The Secretary may give more than one notice under subsection (1) in relation to a person and a debt of the person.

3   Sections 78 to 79A

Repeal the sections, substitute:

78 Interest charge - no repayment arrangement in effect

(1) If:

(a) a notice is given to a person under subsection 77(1) in relation to a debt; and

(b) an amount (the unpaid amount ) of the debt remains unpaid at the end of the day (the due day ) on which the debt is due to be paid; and

(c) at the end of the due day, there is no arrangement in effect under section 91 in relation to the debt;

then the person is liable to pay, by way of penalty, interest charge, worked out under subsection (3), for each day in the period described in subsection (2).

Note: For exemptions, see sections 78D and 78E.

(2) The periodstarts at the beginning of the day after the due day and ends at the end of the earlier of the following days:

(a) the last day at the end of which any of the following remains unpaid:

(i) the unpaid amount;

(ii) interest charge on any of the unpaid amount;

(b) the day before the first day, after the due day, on which the person makes a payment under an arrangement under section 91 in relation to the debt.

(3) The interest charge for a day in the period described in subsection (2) is worked out by multiplying the interest charge rate for that day by the sum of so much of the following amounts as remains unpaid:

(a) the unpaid amount;

(b) the interest charge from previous days.

Note 1: For interest charge rate see section 78C.

Note 2: The interest charge for a day is due and payable to the Commonwealth at the end of that day and is a debt due to the Commonwealth: see section 78B.

78A Interest charge - failure to comply with or termination of repayment arrangement

(1) If:

(a) an arrangement is in effect under section 91 in relation to a person and a debt; and

(b) the person fails to make a payment under the arrangement;

then the person is liable to pay, by way of penalty, interest charge, worked out under subsection (3), for each day in the period described in subsection (2).

Note: For exemptions, see sections 78D and 78E.

(2) The periodstarts at the beginning of the day after the day (the due day ) on which the payment was required to be made under the arrangement and ends at the end of the earliest of the following days:

(a) the last day at the end of which any of the following remains unpaid:

(i) the outstanding amount of the debt;

(ii) interest charge on any of the outstanding amount of the debt;

(b) the day before the first day, after the due day, on which the person has paid all the payments that have so far become due and payable under the arrangement;

(c) the day before the day the arrangement is terminated under section 91.

(3) The interest charge for a day in the period described in subsection (2) is worked out by multiplying the interest charge rate for that day by the sum of so much of the following amounts as remains unpaid:

(a) the outstanding amount of the debt;

(b) the interest charge from previous days.

Note 1: For interest charge rate see section 78C.

Note 2: The interest charge for a day is due and payable to the Commonwealth at the end of that day and is a debt due to the Commonwealth: see section 78B.

Repayment arrangement is terminated

(4) If:

(a) an arrangement is in effect under section 91 in relation to a person and a debt; and

(b) the arrangement is then terminated under section 91 on a day (the termination day );

then:

(c) the following amounts (if any) are due and payable on the 14th day after the termination day:

(i) the outstanding amount of the debt;

(ii) interest charge on any of the outstanding amount of the debt; and

(d) if, at the end of that 14th day, any of those amounts remains unpaid, the person is liable to pay, by way of penalty, interest charge, worked out under subsection (6), for each day in the period described in subsection (5).

Note: For exemptions, see sections 78D and 78E.

(5) The periodstarts at the beginning of the day after that 14th day and ends at the end of the earlier of the following days:

(a) the last day at the end of which any of the following remains unpaid:

(i) the outstanding amount of the debt;

(ii) interest charge on any of the outstanding amount of the debt;

(b) the day before the first day, after that 14th day, on which the person makes a payment under another arrangement under section 91 in relation to the debt.

(6) The interest charge for a day in the period described in subsection (5) is worked out by multiplying the interest charge rate for that day by the sum of so much of the following amounts as remains unpaid:

(a) the outstanding amount of the debt;

(b) the interest charge from previous days.

Note 1: For interest charge rate see section 78C.

Note 2: The interest charge for a day is due and payable to the Commonwealth at the end of that day and is a debt due to the Commonwealth: see section 78B.

78B Other rules for interest charge

When interest charge is due and payable

(1) The interest charge under section 78 or 78A for a day is due and payable to the Commonwealth at the end of that day.

Interest charge is a debt

(2) The interest charge under section 78 or 78A for a day is a debt due to the Commonwealth by the person.

Provisions that do not apply to interest charge debt

(3) Subsection 77(1) does not apply in relation to the debt referred to in subsection (2) of this section.

78C What is the interest charge rate ?

(1) For the purposes of sections 78 and 78A, the interest charge rate for a day is the rate worked out by adding 7 percentage points to the base interest rate for that day, and dividing that total by the number of days in the calendar year.

(2) The base interest rate for a day depends on which quarter of the year the day is in. For each day in a quarter in column 1 of the table, it is the monthly average yield of 90-day Bank Accepted Bills published by the Reserve Bank of Australia for the month in column 2 of the table.

(3) If the monthly average yield of 90-day Bank Accepted Bills for a particular month in column 2 of the table in subsection (2) is not published by the Reserve Bank of Australia before the beginning of the relevant quarter, assume that it is the same as the last monthly average yield of 90-day Bank Accepted Bills published by the Reserve Bank of Australia before that month.

(4) The base interest rate must be rounded to the second decimal place (rounding .005 upwards).

78D Exemption from interest charge - general

(1) A person is not liable to pay interest charge under section 78 or 78A if on the day before the start of the period in respect of which the person would otherwise have been liable to pay that charge:

(a) the person is receiving instalments of family tax benefit; or

(b) the person is receiving a social security payment; or

(c) the person is receiving a payment of pension or allowance under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986; or

(d) the person is receiving instalments under the ABSTUDY scheme (also known as the Aboriginal Study Assistance Scheme) that includes an amount identified as living allowance; or

(e) the person is receiving instalments under the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme; or

(f) the circumstances determined in an instrument under subsection (2) apply in relation to the person.

(2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine circumstances for the purposes of paragraph (1)(f).

78E Exemption from interest charge - Secretary's determination

(1) The Secretary may determine that interest charge is not payable, or is not payable in respect of a particular period, by a person on the outstanding amount of a debt.

(2) The Secretary may make a determination under this section in circumstances that include (but are not limited to) the Secretary being satisfied that the person has a reasonable excuse for:

(a) failing to enter into an arrangement under section 91 to pay the outstanding amount of the debt; or

(b) having entered an arrangement, failing to make a payment in accordance with that arrangement.

(3) The determination may relate to a period before, or to a period that includes a period before, the making of the determination.

(4) The determination may be expressed to be subject to the person complying with one or more specified conditions.

(5) If the determination is expressed to be subject to the person complying with one or more specified conditions, the Secretary must give written notice of the determination to the person as soon as practicable after the determination is made.

(6) If:

(a) the determination is expressed to be subject to the person complying with one or more specified conditions; and

(b) the person contravenes a condition or conditions without reasonable excuse;

the determination ceases to have effect from and including the day on which the contravention or the earliest of the contraventions occurred.

(7) The Secretary may cancel or vary the determination by written notice given to the person.

78F Guidelines on interest charge provisions

The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine guidelines relating to the operation of the provisions of this Division dealing with interest charge.

4   Subsection 82(3) (paragraph (a) of the definition of debt)

Omit "78", substitute "78B".

5   After subsection 91(1A)

Insert:

(1B) If a payment is required to be made under an arrangement entered into under subsection (1) or (1A) before the end of a particular day, the payment must be made before the end of that day.

Paid Parental Leave Act 2010

6   Section 6

Repeal the following definitions:

(a) definition of date of the further debt notice ;

(b) definition of date of the initial debt notice ;

(c) definition of final debt payment day ;

(d) definition of further debt notice .

7   Section 6

Insert:

interest charge rate : see section 177.

8   Section 6 (definition of interest exemption determination)

Repeal the definition.

9   Section 6 (definition of penalty interest rate)

Repeal the definition.

10   Section 164

Omit "An administrative charge of $50 is also payable if interest is charged.".

11   Section 165 (paragraph (a) of the note)

Omit "section 177", substitute "section 176".

12   Section 165 (paragraph (b) of the note)

Repeal the paragraph.

13   Section 173 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

173 Notices in respect of debt

14   Subsection 173(1) (heading)

Repeal the heading.

15   Paragraph 173(1)(a)

Omit "(the date of the initial debt notice )", substitute "(the date of the notice )".

16   Paragraph 173(1)(e)

Omit "initial debt notice", substitute "notice".

17   After paragraph 173(1)(f)

Insert:

(fa) the effect of sections 174 and 175;

18   Subsection 173(2)

Omit "initial debt notice", substitute "notice".

19   Subsection 173(3)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

Multiple notices

(3) The Secretary may give more than one notice under subsection (1) in relation to a person and a debt of the person.

20   Sections 174 to 180

Repeal the sections, substitute:

174 Interest charge - no debt payment arrangement in effect

(1) If:

(a) a notice is given to a person under subsection 173(1) in relation to a debt; and

(b) an amount (the unpaid amount ) of the debt remains unpaid at the end of the day (the due day ) on which the debt is due to be paid; and

(c) at the end of the due day, there is no debt payment arrangement in effect in relation to the debt;

then the person is liable to pay, by way of penalty, interest charge, worked out under subsection (3), for each day in the period described in subsection (2).

Note: For exemptions, see sections 178 and 179.

(2) The periodstarts at thebeginning of the day after the due day and ends at the end of the earlier of the following days:

(a) the last day at the end of which any of the following remains unpaid:

(i) the unpaid amount;

(ii) interest charge on any of the unpaid amount;

(b) the day before the first day, after the due day, on which the person makes a payment under a debt payment arrangement in relation to the debt.

(3) The interest charge for a day in the period described in subsection (2) is worked out by multiplying the interest charge rate for that day by the sum of so much of the following amounts as remains unpaid:

(a) the unpaid amount;

(b) the interest charge from previous days.

Note 1: For interest charge rate see section 177.

Note 2: The interest charge for a day is due and payable to the Commonwealth at the end of that day and is a debt due to the Commonwealth: see section 176.

175 Interest charge - failure to comply with or termination of debt payment arrangement

(1) If:

(a) a debt payment arrangement is in effect in relation to a person and a debt; and

(b) the person fails to make a payment under the arrangement;

then the person is liable to pay, by way of penalty, interest charge, worked out under subsection (3), for each day in the period described in subsection (2).

Note: For exemptions, see sections 178 and 179.

(2) The periodstarts at the beginning of the day after the day (the due day ) on which the payment was required to be made under the arrangement and ends at the end of the earliest of the following days:

(a) the last day at the end of which any of the following remains unpaid:

(i) the outstanding amount of the debt;

(ii) interest charge on any of the outstanding amount of the debt;

(b) the day before the first day, after the due day, on which the person has paid all the payments that have so far become due and payable under the arrangement;

(c) the day before the day the arrangement is terminated under section 190.

(3) The interest charge for a day in the period described in subsection (2) is worked out by multiplying the interest charge rate for that day by the sum of so much of the following amounts as remains unpaid:

(a) the outstanding amount of the debt;

(b) the interest charge from previous days.

Note 1: For interest charge rate see section 177.

Note 2: The interest charge for a day is due and payable to the Commonwealth at the end of that day and is a debt due to the Commonwealth: see section 176.

Debt payment arrangement is terminated

(4) If:

(a) a debt payment arrangement is in effect in relation to a person and a debt; and

(b) the arrangement is then terminated under section 190 on a day (the termination day );

then:

(c) the following amounts (if any) are due and payable on the 14th day after the termination day:

(i) the outstanding amount of the debt;

(ii) interest charge on any of the outstanding amount of the debt; and

(d) if, at the end of that 14th day, any of those amounts remains unpaid, the person is liable to pay, by way of penalty, interest charge, worked out under subsection (6), for each day in the period described in subsection (5).

Note: For exemptions, see sections 178 and 179.

(5) The periodstarts at the beginning of the day after that 14th day and ends at the end of the earlier of the following days:

(a) the last day at the end of which any of the following remains unpaid:

(i) the outstanding amount of the debt;

(ii) interest charge on any of the outstanding amount of the debt;

(b) the day before the first day, after that 14th day, on which the person makes a payment under another debt payment arrangement in relation to the debt.

(6) The interest charge for a day in the period described in subsection (5) is worked out by multiplying the interest charge rate for that day by the sum of so much of the following amounts as remains unpaid:

(a) the outstanding amount of the debt;

(b) the interest charge from previous days.

Note 1: For interest charge rate see section 177.

Note 2: The interest charge for a day is due and payable to the Commonwealth at the end of that day and is a debt due to the Commonwealth: see section 176.

176 Other rules for interest charge

When interest charge is due and payable

(1) The interest charge under section 174 or 175 for a day is due and payable to the Commonwealth at the end of that day.

Interest charge is a debt

(2) The interest charge under section 174 or 175 for a day is a debt due to the Commonwealth by the person.

Provisions that do not apply to interest charge debt

(3) Subsection 173(1) does not apply in relation to the debt referred to in subsection (2) of this section.

177 What is the interest charge rate ?

(1) The interest charge rate for a day is the rate worked out by adding 7 percentage points to the base interest rate for that day, and dividing that total by the number of days in the calendar year.

(2) The base interest rate for a day depends on which quarter of the year the day is in. For each day in a quarter in column 1 of the table, it is the monthly average yield of 90-day Bank Accepted Bills published by the Reserve Bank of Australia for the month in column 2 of the table.

(3) If the monthly average yield of 90-day Bank Accepted Bills for a particular month in column 2 of the table in subsection (2) is not published by the Reserve Bank of Australia before the beginning of the relevant quarter, assume that it is the same as the last monthly average yield of 90-day Bank Accepted Bills published by the Reserve Bank of Australia before that month.

(4) The base interest rate must be rounded to the second decimal place (rounding .005 upwards).

178 Exemption from interest charge - general

A person is not liable to pay interest charge under section 174 or 175 if on the day before the start of the period in respect of which the person would otherwise have been liable to pay that charge:

(a) the person is receiving instalments of family tax benefit (within the meaning of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999); or

(b) the person is receiving a social security payment (within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991); or

(c) the person is receiving a payment of pension or allowance under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986; or

(d) the person is receiving instalments under the ABSTUDY scheme (also known as the Aboriginal Study Assistance Scheme) that includes an amount identified as living allowance; or

(e) the person is receiving instalments under the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme; or

(f) the circumstances prescribed by the PPL rules apply in relation to the person.

179 Exemption from interest charge - Secretary's determination

(1) The Secretary may determine that interest charge is not payable, or is not payable in respect of a particular period, by a person on the outstanding amount of a debt.

(2) The Secretary may make a determination under this section in circumstances that include (but are not limited to) the Secretary being satisfied that the person has a reasonable excuse for:

(a) failing to enter into a debt payment arrangement to pay the outstanding amount of the debt; or

(b) having entered an arrangement, failing to make a payment in accordance with that arrangement.

(3) The determination may relate to a period before, or to a period that includes a period before, the making of the determination.

(4) The determination may be expressed to be subject to the person complying with one or more specified conditions.

(5) If the determination is expressed to be subject to the person complying with one or more specified conditions, the Secretary must give written notice of the determination to the person as soon as practicable after the determination is made.

(6) If:

(a) the determination is expressed to be subject to the person complying with one or more specified conditions; and

(b) the person contravenes a condition or conditions without reasonable excuse;

the determination ceases to have effect from and including the day on which the contravention or the earliest of the contraventions occurred.

(7) The Secretary may cancel or vary the determination by written notice given to the person.

180 Guidelines on interest charge provisions

The PPL rules may prescribe guidelines for the operation of the provisions of this Division dealing with interest charge.

21   Section 181 (paragraph (b) of the note)

Omit "sections 177, 179", substitute "sections 176".

22   After subsection 190(1)

Insert:

(1A) If a person is required to make a payment under a debt payment arrangement before the end of a particular day, the person must make that payment before the end of that day.

23   Subsection 193(1) (paragraph (b) of the note)

Omit "sections 177, 179", substitute "sections 176".

24   Subsection 194(1) (paragraph (b) of the note)

Omit "sections 177, 179", substitute "sections 176".

Social Security Act 1991

25   Subsection 1222(2) (table item 16)

Omit "1229A", substitute "1229C".

26   Subsection 1222(2) (table item 17)

Repeal the item.

27   Subsection 1223AA(1) (note)

Repeal the note.

28   Subsection 1224B(1) (note)

Repeal the note.

29   Section 1224C(note)

Repeal the note.

30   Subsection 1224D(1) (note)

Repeal the note.

31   After subsection 1228B(2)

Insert:

(2A) To avoid doubt, the amount added by way of penalty is part of the debt.

32   Subsection 1228B(5)

Omit "section 1229A or 1229AB", substitute "section 1229C".

33   After paragraph 1229(1)(e)

Insert:

(ea) the effect of sections 1229A and 1229B; and

34   Subsections 1229(3) and (4)

Repeal the subsections, substitute:

(3) The Secretary may give more than one notice under subsection (1) in relation to a person and a debt of the person.

35   Sections 1229A to 1229C

Repeal the sections, substitute:

1229A Interest charge - no repayment arrangement in effect

(1) If:

(a) a notice is given to a person under subsection 1229(1) in relation to a debt; and

(b) an amount (the unpaid amount ) of the debt remains unpaid at the end of the day (the due day ) on which the debt is due to be paid; and

(c) at the end of the due day, there is no arrangement in effect under section 1234 in relation to the debt;

then the person is liable to pay, by way of penalty, interest charge, worked out under subsection (3), for each day in the period described in subsection (2).

Note: For exemptions, see sections 1229E and 1229F.

(2) The periodstarts at the beginning of the day after the due day and ends at the end of the earlier of the following days:

(a) the last day at the end of which any of the following remains unpaid:

(i) the unpaid amount;

(ii) interest charge on any of the unpaid amount;

(b) the day before the first day, after the due day, on which the person makes a payment under an arrangement under section 1234 in relation to the debt.

(3) The interest charge for a day in the period described in subsection (2) is worked out by multiplying the interest charge rate for that day by the sum of so much of the following amounts as remains unpaid:

(a) the unpaid amount;

(b) the interest charge from previous days.

Note 1: For interest charge rate see section 1229D.

Note 2: The interest charge for a day is due and payable to the Commonwealth at the end of that day and is a debt due to the Commonwealth: see section 1229C.

1229B Interest charge - failure to comply with or termination of repayment arrangement

(1) If:

(a) an arrangement is in effect under section 1234 in relation to a person and a debt; and

(b) the person fails to make a payment under the arrangement;

then the person is liable to pay, by way of penalty, interest charge, worked out under subsection (3), for each day in the period described in subsection (2).

Note: For exemptions, see sections 1229E and 1229F.

(2) The periodstarts at the beginning of the day after the day (the due day ) on which the payment was required to be made under the arrangement and ends at the end of the earliest of the following days:

(a) the last day at the end of which any of the following remains unpaid:

(i) the outstanding amount of the debt;

(ii) interest charge on any of the outstanding amount of the debt;

(b) the day before the first day, after the due day, on which the person has paid all the payments that have so far become due and payable under the arrangement;

(c) the day before the day the arrangement is terminated under section 1234.

(3) The interest charge for a day in the period described in subsection (2) is worked out by multiplying the interest charge rate for that day by the sum of so much of the following amounts as remains unpaid:

(a) the outstanding amount of the debt;

(b) the interest charge from previous days.

Note 1: For interest charge rate see section 1229D.

Note 2: The interest charge for a day is due and payable to the Commonwealth at the end of that day and is a debt due to the Commonwealth: see section 1229C.

Repayment arrangement is terminated

(4) If:

(a) an arrangement is in effect under section 1234 in relation to a person and a debt; and

(b) the arrangement is then terminated under section 1234 on a day (the termination day );

then:

(c) the following amounts (if any) are due and payable on the 14th day after the termination day:

(i) the outstanding amount of the debt;

(ii) interest charge on any of the outstanding amount of the debt; and

(d) if, at the end of that 14th day, any of those amounts remains unpaid, the person is liable to pay, by way of penalty, interest charge, worked out under subsection (6), for each day in the period described in subsection (5).

Note: For exemptions, see sections 1229E and 1229F.

(5) The periodstarts at the beginning of the day after that 14th day and ends at the end of the earlier of the following days:

(a) the last day at the end of which any of the following remains unpaid:

(i) the outstanding amount of the debt;

(ii) interest charge on any of the outstanding amount of the debt;

(b) the day before the first day, after that 14th day, on which the person makes a payment under another arrangement under section 1234 in relation to the debt.

(6) The interest charge for a day in the period described in subsection (5) is worked out by multiplying the interest charge rate for that day by the sum of so much of the following amounts as remains unpaid:

(a) the outstanding amount of the debt;

(b) the interest charge from previous days.

Note 1: For interest charge rate see section 1229D.

Note 2: The interest charge for a day is due and payable to the Commonwealth at the end of that day and is a debt due to the Commonwealth: see section 1229C.

1229C Other rules for interest charge

When interest charge is due and payable

(1) The interest charge under section 1229A or 1229B for a day is due and payable to the Commonwealth at the end of that day.

Interest charge is a debt

(2) The interest charge under section 1229A or 1229B for a day is a debt due to the Commonwealth by the person.

Provisions that do not apply to interest charge debt

(3) Subsection 1229(1) does not apply in relation to the debt referred to in subsection (2) of this section.

1229D What is the interest charge rate ?

(1) For the purposes of sections 1229A and 1229B, the interest charge rate for a day is the rate worked out by adding 7 percentage points to the base interest rate for that day, and dividing that total by the number of days in the calendar year.

(2) The base interest rate for a day depends on which quarter of the year the day is in. For each day in a quarter in column 1 of the table, it is the monthly average yield of 90-day Bank Accepted Bills published by the Reserve Bank of Australia for the month in column 2 of the table.

(3) If the monthly average yield of 90-day Bank Accepted Bills for a particular month in column 2 of the table in subsection (2) is not published by the Reserve Bank of Australia before the beginning of the relevant quarter, assume that it is the same as the last monthly average yield of 90-day Bank Accepted Bills published by the Reserve Bank of Australia before that month.

(4) The base interest rate must be rounded to the second decimal place (rounding .005 upwards).

1229E Exemption from interest charge - general

(1) A person is not liable to pay interest charge under section 1229A or 1229B if on the day before the start of the period in respect of which the person would otherwise have been liable to pay that charge:

(a) the person is receiving a social security payment; or

(b) the person is receiving a payment of pension or allowance under the Veterans' Entitlements Act; or

(c) the person is receiving instalments of family tax benefit; or

(d) the person is receiving instalments under the ABSTUDY scheme (also known as the Aboriginal Study Assistance Scheme) that includes an amount identified as living allowance; or

(e) the person is receiving instalments under the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme; or

(f) the circumstances determined in an instrument under subsection (2) apply in relation to the person.

(2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine circumstances for the purposes of paragraph (1)(f).

1229F Exemption from interest charge - Secretary's determination

(1) The Secretary may determine that interest charge is not payable, or is not payable in respect of a particular period, by a person on the outstanding amount of a debt.

(2) The Secretary may make a determination under this section in circumstances that include (but are not limited to) the Secretary being satisfied that the person has a reasonable excuse for:

(a) failing to enter into an arrangement under section 1234 to pay the outstanding amount of the debt; or

(b) having entered an arrangement, failing to make a payment in accordance with that arrangement.

(3) The determination may relate to a period before, or to a period that includes a period before, the making of the determination.

(4) The determination may be expressed to be subject to the person complying with one or more specified conditions.

(5) If the determination is expressed to be subject to the person complying with one or more specified conditions, the Secretary must give written notice of the determination to the person as soon as practicable after the determination is made.

(6) If:

(a) the determination is expressed to be subject to the person complying with one or more specified conditions; and

(b) the person contravenes a condition or conditions without reasonable excuse;

the determination ceases to have effect from and including the day on which the contravention or the earliest of the contraventions occurred.

(7) The Secretary may cancel or vary the determination by written notice given to the person.

1229G Guidelines on interest charge provisions

The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine guidelines relating to the operation of the provisions of this Part dealing with interest charge.

36   Subsection 1230(1) (note 3)

Repeal the note.

37   Subsection 1230A(1) (note 3)

Repeal the note.

38   After subsection 1234(1)

Insert:

(1A) If a person is required to make a payment under an arrangement entered into under subsection (1) before the end of a particular day, the person must make that payment before the end of that day.

Student Assistance Act 1973

39   Subsection 3(1) (definition of late payment charge)

Repeal the definition.

40   Section 38 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

38 Definitions

41   Section 38 (paragraph (c) of the definition of debt)

Omit "section 40", substitute "section 41B".

42   Section 38

Insert:

relevant debt means:

(a) an amount paid under the ABSTUDY Scheme (also known as the Aboriginal Study Assistance Scheme) that should not have been paid; or

(b) an amount paid under the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme that should not have been paid; or

(c) an ABSTUDY student start-up loan overpayment.

Note: The amount in paragraph (a) or (b) is a debt under paragraph (a) of the definition of debt in this section. The amount in paragraph (c) is a debt under paragraph (aa) of the definition of debt in this section.

43   Sections 39A, 40 and 41

Repeal the sections, substitute:

40 Notice in respect of relevant debt

(1) If a relevant debt owed by a person to the Commonwealth has not been wholly paid, the Secretary must give the person a notice specifying:

(a) the date on which it was issued (the date of the notice ); and

(b) the reason the debt was incurred, including a brief explanation of the circumstances that led to the debt being incurred; and

(c) the period to which the debt relates; and

(d) the outstanding amount of the debt at the date of the notice; and

(e) the day on which the outstanding amount is due and payable; and

(f) the effect of sections 41 and 41A; and

(g) that a range of options is available for repayment of the debt; and

(h) the contact details for inquiries concerning the debt.

(2) The outstanding amount of the debt is due and payable on the 28th day after the date of the notice.

(3) The Secretary may give more than one notice under subsection (1) in relation to a person and a relevant debt of the person.

41 Interest charge - no repayment arrangement in effect

(1) If:

(a) a notice is given to a person under subsection 40(1) in relation to a relevant debt; and

(b) an amount (the unpaid amount ) of the debt remains unpaid at the end of the day (the due day ) on which the debt is due to be paid; and

(c) at the end of the due day, there is no arrangement in effect under section 41F in relation to the debt;

then the person is liable to pay, by way of penalty, interest charge, worked out under subsection (3), for each day in the period described in subsection (2).

Note: For exemptions, see sections 41D and 41E.

(2) The periodstarts at the beginning of the day after the due day and ends at the end of the earlier of the following days:

(a) the last day at the end of which any of the following remains unpaid:

(i) the unpaid amount;

(ii) interest charge on any of the unpaid amount;

(b) the day before the first day, after the due day, on which the person makes a payment under an arrangement under section 41F in relation to the debt.

(3) The interest charge for a day in the period described in subsection (2) is worked out by multiplying the interest charge rate for that day by the sum of so much of the following amounts as remains unpaid:

(a) the unpaid amount;

(b) the interest charge from previous days.

Note 1: For interest charge rate see section 41C.

Note 2: The interest charge for a day is due and payable to the Commonwealth at the end of that day: see section 41B.

41A Interest charge - failure to comply with or termination of repayment arrangement

(1) If:

(a) an arrangement is in effect under section 41F in relation to a person and a relevant debt; and

(b) the person fails to make a payment under the arrangement;

then the person is liable to pay, by way of penalty, interest charge, worked out under subsection (3), for each day in the period described in subsection (2).

Note: For exemptions, see sections 41D and 41E.

(2) The periodstarts at the beginning of the day after the day (the due day ) on which the payment was required to be made under the arrangement and ends at the end of the earliest of the following days:

(a) the last day at the end of which any of the following remains unpaid:

(i) the outstanding amount of the debt;

(ii) interest charge on any of the outstanding amount of the debt;

(b) the day before the first day, after the due day, on which the person has paid all the payments that have so far become due and payable under the arrangement;

(c) the day before the day the arrangement is terminated under section 41F.

(3) The interest charge for a day in the period described in subsection (2) is worked out by multiplying the interest charge rate for that day by the sum of so much of the following amounts as remains unpaid:

(a) the outstanding amount of the debt;

(b) the interest charge from previous days.

Note 1: For interest charge rate see section 41C.

Note 2: The interest charge for a day is due and payable to the Commonwealth at the end of that day: see section 41B.

Repayment arrangement is terminated

(4) If:

(a) an arrangement is in effect under section 41F in relation to a person and a relevant debt; and

(b) the arrangement is then terminated under section 41F on a day (the termination day );

then:

(c) the following amounts (if any) are due and payable on the 14th day after the termination day:

(i) the outstanding amount of the debt;

(ii) interest charge on any of the outstanding amount of the debt; and

(d) if, at the end of that 14th day, any of those amounts remains unpaid, the person is liable to pay, by way of penalty, interest charge, worked out under subsection (6), for each day in the period described in subsection (5).

Note: For exemptions, see sections 41D and 41E.

(5) The periodstarts at the beginning of the day after that 14th day and ends at the end of the earlier of the following days:

(a) the last day at the end of which any of the following remains unpaid:

(i) the outstanding amount of the debt;

(ii) interest charge on any of the outstanding amount of the debt;

(b) the day before the first day, after that 14th day, on which the person makes a payment under another arrangement under section 41F in relation to the debt.

(6) The interest charge for a day in the period described in subsection (5) is worked out by multiplying the interest charge rate for that day by the sum of so much of the following amounts as remains unpaid:

(a) the outstanding amount of the debt;

(b) the interest charge from previous days.

Note 1: For interest charge rate see section 41C.

Note 2: The interest charge for a day is due and payable to the Commonwealth at the end of that day: see section 41B.

41B When interest charge becomes due and payable

The interest charge under section 41 or 41A for a day is due and payable to the Commonwealth at the end of that day.

Note: The interest charge for a day is a debt owed to the Commonwealth: see section 39.

41C What is the interest charge rate ?

(1) For the purposes of sections 41 and 41A, the interest charge rate for a day is the rate worked out by adding 7 percentage points to the base interest rate for that day, and dividing that total by the number of days in the calendar year.

(2) The base interest rate for a day depends on which quarter of the year the day is in. For each day in a quarter in column 1 of the table, it is the monthly average yield of 90-day Bank Accepted Bills published by the Reserve Bank of Australia for the month in column 2 of the table.

(3) If the monthly average yield of 90-day Bank Accepted Bills for a particular month in column 2 of the table in subsection (2) is not published by the Reserve Bank of Australia before the beginning of the relevant quarter, assume that it is the same as the last monthly average yield of 90-day Bank Accepted Bills published by the Reserve Bank of Australia before that month.

(4) The base interest rate must be rounded to the second decimal place (rounding .005 upwards).

41D Exemption from interest charge - general

(1) A person is not liable to pay interest charge under section 41 or 41A if on the day before the start of the period in respect of which the personwould otherwise have been liable to pay that charge:

(a) the person is receiving instalments under the ABSTUDY scheme (also known as the Aboriginal Study Assistance Scheme) that includes an amount identified as living allowance; or

(b) the person is receiving instalments under the Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme; or

(c) the person is receiving instalments of family tax benefit (within the meaning of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999); or

(d) the person is receiving a social security payment (within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991); or

(e) the person is receiving a payment of pension or allowance under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986; or

(f) the circumstances determined in an instrument under subsection (2) apply in relation to the person.

(2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine circumstances for the purposes of paragraph (1)(f).

41E Exemption from interest charge - Secretary's determination

(1) The Secretary may determine that interest charge is not payable, or is not payable in respect of a particular period, by a person on the outstanding amount of a relevant debt.

(2) The Secretary may make a determination under this section in circumstances that include (but are not limited to) the Secretary being satisfied that the person has a reasonable excuse for:

(a) failing to enter into an arrangement under section 41F to pay the outstanding amount of the debt; or

(b) having entered an arrangement, failing to make a payment in accordance with that arrangement.

(3) The determination may relate to a period before, or to a period that includes a period before, the making of the determination.

(4) The determination may be expressed to be subject to the person complying with one or more specified conditions.

(5) If the determination is expressed to be subject to the person complying with one or more specified conditions, the Secretary must give written notice of the determination to the person as soon as practicable after the determination is made.

(6) If:

(a) the determination is expressed to be subject to the person complying with one or more specified conditions; and

(b) the person contravenes a condition or conditions without reasonable excuse;

the determination ceases to have effect from and including the day on which the contravention or the earliest of the contraventions occurred.

(7) The Secretary may cancel or vary the determination by written notice given to the person.

41F Arrangement for payment of relevant debt

(1) The Secretary may, on behalf of the Commonwealth, enter into an arrangement with a person under which the person is to pay a relevant debt, owed by the person to the Commonwealth, or the outstanding amount of such a debt, in a way set out in the arrangement.

(2) If a person is required to make a payment under an arrangement entered into under subsection (1) before the end of a particular day, the person must make that payment before the end of that day.

(3) An arrangement entered into under subsection (1) has effect, or is taken to have had effect, on and after the day specified in the arrangement as the day on which the arrangement commences (whether that day is the day on which the arrangement is entered into or an earlier or later day).

(4) If an arrangement entered into under subsection (1) does not specify a day as mentioned in subsection (3), it has effect on and after the day on which it is entered into.

(5) The Secretary may terminate or alter an arrangement entered into under subsection (1):

(a) at the debtor's request; or

(b) after giving 28 days' notice to the debtor of the proposed termination or alteration; or

(c) without notice, if the Secretary is satisfied that the person has failed to disclose material information about his or her true capacity to repay the debt.

41G Guidelines on interest charge provisions

The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine guidelines relating to the operation of the provisions of this Division dealing with interest charge.

44   Paragraph 51(1)(b)

Omit "subsection 40(1A)", substitute "subsection 40(1)".

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

45   Section 205AAE

Repeal the section, substitute:

205AAE Penalty interest rate

(1) The penalty interest rate is:

(a) 3% per year; or

(b) if another percentage is determined in an instrument under subsection (2) - that percentage per year.

(2) The Minister may, by legislative instrument, determine a percentage for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b).

Part 2   Application, saving and transitional provisions

46   Application and transitional provisions - family assistance amendments

(1) Paragraph 78(1)(a) of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999, as amended by this Act, applies in relation to a notice given on or after the commencement of this item (whether the debt arose before, on or after that commencement).

(2) If:

(a) before the commencement of this item, the Secretary gave a person a notice under subsection 77(1) of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 in relation to a debt; and

(b) the whole or a part of that debt is outstanding immediately before that commencement;

then, on or after the commencement of this item, the Secretary must give the person another notice under subsection 77(1) of that Act, as amended by this Act, in relation to the debt.

(3) Paragraph 78A(1)(b) of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999, as amended by this Act, applies in relation to a failure that occurs on or after the commencement of this item (whether the arrangement was entered into before, on or after that commencement).

(4) Paragraph 78A(4)(b) of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999, as amended by this Act, applies in relation to a termination that occurs on or after the commencement of this item (whether the arrangement was entered into before, on or after that commencement).

(5) Subsection 91(1B) of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999, as amended by this Act, applies in relation to a requirement to make a payment on or after the commencement of this item (whether the arrangement was entered into before, on or after that commencement).

47   Application and transitional provisions - paid parental leave amendments

(1) Paragraph 174(1)(a) of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010, as amended by this Act, applies in relation to a notice given on or after the commencement of this item (whether the debt arose before, on or after that commencement).

(2) If:

(a) before the commencement of this item, the Secretary gave a person a notice under subsection 173(1) of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 in relation to a debt; and

(b) the whole or a part of that debt is outstanding immediately before that commencement;

then, on or after the commencement of this item, the Secretary must give the person another notice under subsection 173(1) of that Act, as amended by this Act, in relation to the debt.

(3) Paragraph 175(1)(b) of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010, as amended by this Act, applies in relation to a failure that occurs on or after the commencement of this item (whether the arrangement was entered into before, on or after that commencement).

(4) Paragraph 175(4)(b) of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010, as amended by this Act, applies in relation to a termination that occurs on or after the commencement of this item (whether the arrangement was entered into before, on or after that commencement).

(5) Subsection 190(1A) of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010, as amended by this Act, applies in relation to a requirement to make a payment on or after the commencement of this item (whether the arrangement was entered into before, on or after that commencement).

48   Application and transitional provisions - social security amendments

(1) Paragraph 1229A(1)(a) of the Social Security Act 1991, as amended by this Act, applies in relation to a notice given on or after the commencement of this item (whether the debt arose before, on or after that commencement).

(2) If:

(a) before the commencement of this item, the Secretary gave a person a notice under subsection 1229(1) of the Social Security Act 1991 in relation to a debt; and

(b) the whole or a part of that debt is outstanding immediately before that commencement;

then, on or after the commencement of this item, the Secretary must give the person another notice under subsection 1229(1) of that Act, as amended by this Act, in relation to the debt.

(3) Paragraph 1229B(1)(b) of the Social Security Act 1991, as amended by this Act, applies in relation to a failure that occurs on or after the commencement of this item (whether the arrangement was entered into before, on or after that commencement).

(4) Paragraph 1229B(4)(b) of the Social Security Act 1991, as amended by this Act, applies in relation to a termination that occurs on or after the commencement of this item (whether the arrangement was entered into before, on or after that commencement).

(5) Subsection 1234(1A) of the Social Security Act 1991, as amended by this Act, applies in relation to a requirement to make a payment on or after the commencement of this item (whether the arrangement was entered into before, on or after that commencement).

49   Application, saving and transitional provisions - student assistance amendments

(1) Sections 40 to 41G of the Student Assistance Act 1973, as amended by this Act, apply in relation to:

(a) a relevant debt that arises on or after the commencement of this item; and

(b) a relevant debt that arose before the commencement of this item, to the extent that the debt was outstanding immediately before that commencement.

(2) The repeal of section 39A of the Student Assistance Act 1973 made by this Schedule 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, as amended by this Act, on and after that commencement in relation to the person and the debt.

Schedule 13   Debt recovery

Part 1   Departure prohibition orders

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

1   Subsection 3(1) (at the end of the definition of Australia)

Add:

Note: In Division 5 of Part 4 of the Family Assistance Administration Act (about departure prohibition orders), Australia has an extended meaning.

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

2   Subsection 3(1)

Insert:

departure authorisation certificate means a certificate under Subdivision D of Division 5 of Part 4.

departure prohibition order means an order under Subdivision A of Division 5 of Part 4 (including such an order varied under Subdivision C of that Division).

3   At the end of Part 4

Add:

Division 5 - Departure prohibition orders

Subdivision A - Secretary may make departure prohibition orders

102A Secretary may make departure prohibition orders

(1) The Secretary may make an order (a departure prohibition order ) prohibiting a person from departing from Australia for a foreign country if:

(a) the person has one or more debts to the Commonwealth under this Part; and

(b) there are not arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary for the one or more debts to be wholly paid; and

(c) the Secretary believes on reasonable grounds that it is desirable to make the order for the purpose of ensuring that the person does not depart from Australia for a foreign country without:

(i) having wholly paid the one or more debts; or

(ii) there being arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary for the one or more debts to be wholly paid.

Matters to be taken into account in making order

(2) Before making an order under this section, the Secretary must have regard to the following matters:

(a) the capacity of the person to pay the one or more debts;

(b) whether any action has been taken to recover any such debt, and the outcome of the recovery action;

(c) the length of time for which any such debt has remained unpaid after the day on which it became due and payable;

(d) such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.

Form of order

(3) A departure prohibition order must be in a form approved by the Secretary.

Subdivision B - Departure from Australia of debtors prohibited

102B 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'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.

Subdivision C - Other rules for departure prohibition orders

102C Notification requirements for departure prohibition orders

(1) This section applies if the Secretary makes a departure prohibition order in respect of a person.

Notifying person of order

(2) The Secretary must notify the person that the order has been made.

(3) The notice must be in a form approved by the Secretary and must be given as soon as practicable after making the order.

Notifying other persons of order

(4) Unless the Secretary is satisfied that the person is an Australian citizen, the Secretary must give the Secretary of the Department administered by the Minister administering the Migration Act 1958 a copy of the order, and information likely to facilitate identification of the person, for the purposes of administering that Act.

(5) The Secretary must also give a copy of the order, and information likely to facilitate identification of the person for the purposes of this Division, to such other persons as the Secretary considers appropriate in the circumstances, being persons declared in an instrument under subsection (6).

(6) The Secretary may, by legislative instrument, declare persons for the purposes of subsection (5).

(7) The Secretary must give a copy of the order or information under subsection (4) or (5) as soon as practicable after making the order.

102D Operation of departure prohibition order

(1) A departure prohibition order comes into force when it is made, and continues in force until it is revoked, or until it is set aside by a court.

Note: Subdivision E deals with appeals to the Federal Court of Australia or the Federal Circuit Court of Australia against the making of departure prohibition orders.

(2) However, a departure prohibition order in respect of a person is not in force during any period when a deportation order in respect of the person is in force under the Migration Act 1958.

102E Revocation and variation of departure prohibition orders

(1) The Secretary must revoke a departure prohibition order in respect of a person if:

(a) the person no longer has any debts to the Commonwealth under this Part; or

(b) there are arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary for the one or more debts the person has to the Commonwealth under this Part to be wholly paid; or

(c) the Secretary is satisfied that the one or more debts the person has to the Commonwealth under this Part are completely irrecoverable.

(2) The Secretary may revoke or vary a departure prohibition order in respect of a person if the Secretary considers it desirable to do so.

(3) A revocation or variation, under this section, of a departure prohibition order may be:

(a) on application by the person in a form approved by the Secretary; or

(b) on the Secretary's own initiative.

102F Notification requirements for revocations and variations

(1) If the Secretary revokes or varies a departure prohibition order in respect of a person, the Secretary must give notice of the revocation or variation to:

(a) the person; and

(b) each person to whom a copy of the departure prohibition order was given under subsection 102C(4) or (5).

(2) If:

(a) a person makes an application under paragraph 102E(3)(a) for the revocation or variation of a departure prohibition order; and

(b) the Secretary refuses to revoke or vary the order;

the Secretary must give notice of the refusal to the person.

(3) A notice under this section must be in a form approved by the Secretary and must be given as soon as practicable after the decision concerned is made.

Subdivision D - Departure authorisation certificates

102G Application for departure authorisation certificate

(1) A person in respect of whom a departure prohibition order is in force may apply for a certificate (a departure authorisation certificate ) authorising the person to depart from Australia for a foreign country.

(2) The application must be in a form approved by the Secretary.

102H When Secretary must issue departure authorisation certificate

(1) This section applies if a person makes an application under section 102G for a departure authorisation certificate.

(2) The Secretary must issue the departure authorisation certificate if the Secretary is satisfied:

(a) that, if the certificate is issued:

(i) it is likely that the person will depart from Australia and return to Australia within a period that the Secretary considers appropriate; and

(ii) it is likely that, within a period that the Secretary considers appropriate, the Secretary will be required by subsection 102E(1) to revoke the departure prohibition order in respect of the person; and

(b) that it is not necessary for the person to give security under section 102J for the person's return to Australia.

(3) If the Secretary is not satisfied as mentioned in subsection (2), the Secretary must issue the departure authorisation certificate if:

(a) the person has given security under section 102J for the person's return to Australia; or

(b) if the person is unable to give such security, the Secretary is satisfied:

(i) that the certificate should be issued on humanitarian grounds; or

(ii) that refusing to issue the certificate will be detrimental to Australia's interests.

102J Security for person's return to Australia

(1) A person may give such security as the Secretary considers appropriate by bond, deposit or any other means, for the person's return to Australia by such day as is agreed by the person and the Secretary and is specified in the departure authorisation certificate.

(2) The Secretary may substitute a later day for the day mentioned in subsection (1):

(a) on application by the person in a form approved by the Secretary; or

(b) on the Secretary's own initiative.

(3) The Secretary may refuse an application by a person to substitute a later day if:

(a) the person refuses to increase the value of the security already given to a level that the Secretary considers appropriate; or

(b) the person refuses to give such further security as the Secretary considers appropriate; or

(c) the Secretary considers that it would not be appropriate to substitute the later day.

102K What departure authorisation certificate must authorise

(1) A departure authorisation certificate in respect of a person must authorise the departure of the person on or before the seventh day after a day specified in the certificate.

(2) The day specified in the certificate must be a day that is after the day on which the certificate is issued, but not more than 7 days after that day.

102L Notification requirements for departure authorisation certificates

(1) If the Secretary issues a departure authorisation certificate in respect of a person, the Secretary must, as soon as practicable, give a copy of the certificate to:

(a) the person; and

(b) each person to whom a copy of the departure prohibition order in respect of the person was given under subsection 102C(4) or (5).

(2) If:

(a) a person makes an application under section 102G for a departure authorisation certificate; and

(b) the Secretary refuses to issue the certificate;

the Secretary must give notice of the refusal to the person.

(3) The notice must be in a form approved by the Secretary and must be given as soon as practicable after the refusal.

102M Notification requirements for substituted days

(1) If, under section 102J, the Secretary substitutes a later day for a person's return to Australia, the Secretary must give notice of that decision to:

(a) the person; and

(b) each person to whom a copy of the departure prohibition order in respect of the person was given under subsection 102C(4) or (5).

(2) If:

(a) a person makes an application under paragraph 102J(2)(a) to substitute a later day for the person's return to Australia; and

(b) the Secretary refuses the application;

the Secretary must give notice of the refusal to the person.

(3) A notice under this section must be in a form approved by the Secretary and must be given as soon as practicable after the decision concerned is made.

Subdivision E - Appeals and review in relation to departure prohibition orders and departure authorisation certificates

102N Appeals to courts against making of departure prohibition orders

(1) A person aggrieved by the making of a departure prohibition order may appeal to the Federal Court of Australia or the Federal Circuit Court of Australia against the making of the order.

(2) This section has effect subject to Chapter III of the Constitution.

102P Jurisdiction of courts

The jurisdiction of a court under section 102N must be exercised by a single Judge.

102Q Orders of court on appeal

A court hearing an appeal under section 102N against the making of a departure prohibition order may, in its discretion:

(a) make an order setting aside the order; or

(b) dismiss the appeal.

102R Review of decisions

(1) Applications may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision of the Secretary under section 102E, 102H or 102J.

(2) Despite any provision of Part 5, that Part does not apply in relation to any decision of the Secretary under this Division.

Subdivision F - Enforcement

102S Powers of officers of Customs and members of the Australian Federal Police

(1) This section applies if an officer (within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901), or a member of the Australian Federal Police, believes on reasonable grounds that:

(a) a person is about to depart from Australia for a foreign country; and

(b) a departure prohibition order in respect of the person is in force; and

(c) the person's departure is not authorised by a departure authorisation certificate.

(2) The officer or member may:

(a) take such steps as are reasonably necessary to prevent the person's departure, including, but not limited to, steps to prevent the person going on board, or to remove the person from, a vessel or aircraft in which the officer or member believes on reasonable grounds the departure will take place; and

(b) require the person to answer questions or produce documents to the officer or member for the purposes of working out whether:

(i) a departure prohibition order in respect of the person is in force; and

(ii) if such an order in respect of the person is in force - whether the person's departure is authorised by a departure authorisation certificate.

(3) A person commits an offence if:

(a) the person is subject to a requirement under paragraph (2)(b); and

(b) the person refuses or fails to comply with the requirement.

Penalty: 30 penalty units.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the person answers the question or produces the document to the extent that the person is capable of answering the question or producing the document.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in subsection (4): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.

102T Privilege against self-incrimination

(1) An individual is not excused from answering a question, or producing a document, under paragraph 102S(2)(b) on the ground that the answer to the question or the production of the document might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty.

(2) However:

(a) the answer given or document produced; and

(b) answering the question or producing the document; and

(c) any information, document or thing obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of the answering of the question or producing the document;

are not admissible in evidence against the individual in any criminal proceedings, other than proceedings under section 137.1 or 137.2 of the Criminal Code in relation to answering the question or producing the document.

102U Production of authority to depart

(1) If:

(a) a departure prohibition order in respect of a person is in force; and

(b) the person is about to depart from Australia for a foreign country; and

(c) the person's departure is authorised by a departure authorisation certificate;

an officer (within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901), or a member of the Australian Federal Police, may request the person to give a copy of the certificate to the officer or member for inspection.

(2) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:

(a) an officer (within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901), or a member of the Australian Federal Police, has made a request of the person under subsection (1); and

(b) the person refuses or fails to comply with the request.

Penalty for contravention of this subsection: 5 penalty units.

Subdivision G - Interpretation

102V Interpretation - departure from Australia for foreign country

A reference in this Division to the departure of a person from Australia for a foreign country is a reference to the departure of the person from Australia for a foreign country, whether or not the person intends to return to Australia.

102W Meaning of Australia

For the purposes of this Division, Australia , when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories.

4   Part 5 (after the heading)

Insert:

Note: This Part does not apply in relation to any decision of the Secretary under Division 5 of Part 4 (about departure prohibition orders).

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5   Section 6 (at the end of the definition of Australia)

Add:

Note: In Division 7A of Part 4-3 (about departure prohibition orders), Australia has an extended meaning.

6   Section 6

Insert:

departure authorisation certificate means a certificate under Subdivision D of Division 7A of Part 4-3.

departure prohibition order means an order under Subdivision A of Division 7A of Part 4-3 (including such an order varied under Subdivision C of that Division).

7   Section 164

After:

Division 7 allows the Secretary to waive debts in various circumstances.

insert:

Division 7A deals with when a departure prohibition order, prohibiting a person from departing from Australia for a foreign country, can be made if the person has a debt due to the Commonwealth under this Act.

8   After Division 7 of Part 4-3

Insert:

Division 7A - Departure prohibition orders

Subdivision A - Secretary may make departure prohibition orders

200A Secretary may make departure prohibition orders

(1) The Secretary may make an order (a departure prohibition order ) prohibiting a person from departing from Australia for a foreign country if:

(a) the person has one or more debts to the Commonwealth under this Act; and

(b) there are not arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary for the one or more debts to be wholly paid; and

(c) the Secretary believes on reasonable grounds that it is desirable to make the order for the purpose of ensuring that the person does not depart from Australia for a foreign country without:

(i) having wholly paid the one or more debts; or

(ii) there being arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary for the one or more debts to be wholly paid.

Matters to be taken into account in making order

(2) Before making an order under this section, the Secretary must have regard to the following matters:

(a) the capacity of the person to pay the one or more debts;

(b) whether any action has been taken to recover any such debt, and the outcome of the recovery action;

(c) the length of time for which any such debt has remained unpaid after the day on which it became due and payable;

(d) such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.

Form of order

(3) A departure prohibition order must be in a form approved by the Secretary.

Debts under section 168 disregarded

(4) A debt that a person has under section 168 is to be disregarded for the purposes of this section.

Subdivision B - Departure from Australia of debtors prohibited

200B 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'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.

Subdivision C - Other rules for departure prohibition orders

200C Notification requirements for departure prohibition orders

(1) This section applies if the Secretary makes a departure prohibition order in respect of a person.

Notifying person of order

(2) The Secretary must notify the person that the order has been made.

(3) The notice must be in a form approved by the Secretary and must be given as soon as practicable after making the order.

Notifying other persons of order

(4) Unless the Secretary is satisfied that the person is an Australian citizen, the Secretary must give the Secretary of the Department administered by the Immigration Minister a copy of the order, and information likely to facilitate identification of the person, for the purposes of administering the Migration Act 1958.

(5) The Secretary must also give a copy of the order, and information likely to facilitate identification of the person for the purposes of this Division, to such other persons as the Secretary considers appropriate in the circumstances, being persons prescribed by the PPL rules.

(6) The Secretary must give a copy of the order or information under subsection (4) or (5) as soon as practicable after making the order.

200D Operation of departure prohibition order

(1) A departure prohibition order comes into force when it is made, and continues in force until it is revoked, or until it is set aside by a court.

Note: Subdivision E deals with appeals to the Federal Court or the Federal Circuit Court against the making of departure prohibition orders.

(2) However, a departure prohibition order in respect of a person is not in force during any period when a deportation order in respect of the person is in force under the Migration Act 1958.

200E Revocation and variation of departure prohibition orders

(1) The Secretary must revoke a departure prohibition order in respect of a person if:

(a) the person no longer has any debts to the Commonwealth under this Act; or

(b) there are arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary for the one or more debts the person has to the Commonwealth under this Act to be wholly paid; or

(c) the Secretary is satisfied that the one or more debts the person has to the Commonwealth under this Act are completely irrecoverable.

(2) The Secretary may revoke or vary a departure prohibition order in respect of a person if the Secretary considers it desirable to do so.

(3) A revocation or variation, under this section, of a departure prohibition order may be:

(a) on application by the person in a form approved by the Secretary; or

(b) on the Secretary's own initiative.

Debts under section 168 disregarded

(4) A debt that a person has under section 168 is to be disregarded for the purposes of this section.

200F Notification requirements for revocations and variations

(1) If the Secretary revokes or varies a departure prohibition order in respect of a person, the Secretary must give notice of the revocation or variation to:

(a) the person; and

(b) each person to whom a copy of the departure prohibition order was given under subsection 200C(4) or (5).

(2) If:

(a) a person makes an application under paragraph 200E(3)(a) for the revocation or variation of a departure prohibition order; and

(b) the Secretary refuses to revoke or vary the order;

the Secretary must give notice ofthe refusal to the person.

(3) A notice under this section must be in a form approved by the Secretary and must be given as soon as practicable after the decision concerned is made.

Subdivision D - Departure authorisation certificates

200G Application for departure authorisation certificate

(1) A person in respect of whom a departure prohibition order is in force may apply for a certificate (a departure authorisation certificate ) authorising the person to depart from Australia for a foreign country.

(2) The application must be in a form approved by the Secretary.

200H When Secretary must issue departure authorisation certificate

(1) This section applies if a person makes an application under section 200G for a departure authorisation certificate.

(2) The Secretary must issue the departure authorisation certificate if the Secretary is satisfied:

(a) that, if the certificate is issued:

(i) it is likely that the person will depart from Australia and return to Australia within a period that the Secretary considers appropriate; and

(ii) it is likely that, within a period that the Secretary considers appropriate, the Secretary will be required by subsection 200E(1) to revoke the departure prohibition order in respect of the person; and

(b) that it is not necessary for the person to give security under section 200J for the person's return to Australia.

(3) If the Secretary is not satisfied as mentioned in subsection (2), the Secretary must issue the departure authorisation certificate if:

(a) the person has given security under section 200J for the person's return to Australia; or

(b) if the person is unable to give such security, the Secretary is satisfied:

(i) that the certificate should be issued on humanitarian grounds; or

(ii) that refusing to issue the certificate will be detrimental to Australia's interests.

200J Security for person's return to Australia

(1) A person may give such security as the Secretary considers appropriate by bond, deposit or any other means, for the person's return to Australia by such day as is agreed by the person and the Secretary and is specified in the departure authorisation certificate.

(2) The Secretary may substitute a later day for the day mentioned in subsection (1):

(a) on application by the person in a form approved by the Secretary; or

(b) on the Secretary's own initiative.

(3) The Secretary may refuse an application by a person to substitute a later day if:

(a) the person refuses to increase the value of the security already given to a level that the Secretary considers appropriate; or

(b) the person refuses to give such further security as the Secretary considers appropriate; or

(c) the Secretary considers that it would not be appropriate to substitute the later day.

200K What departure authorisation certificate must authorise

(1) A departure authorisation certificate in respect of a person must authorise the departure of the person on or before the seventh day after a day specified in the certificate.

(2) The day specified in the certificate must be a day that is after the day on which the certificate is issued, but not more than 7 days after that day.

200L Notification requirements for departure authorisation certificates

(1) If the Secretary issues a departure authorisation certificate in respect of a person, the Secretary must, as soon as practicable, give a copy of the certificate to:

(a) the person; and

(b) each person to whom a copy of the departure prohibition order in respect of the person was given under subsection 200C(4) or (5).

(2) If:

(a) a person makes an application under section 200G for a departure authorisation certificate; and

(b) the Secretary refuses to issue the certificate;

the Secretary must give notice of the refusal to the person.

(3) The notice must be in a form approved by the Secretary and must be given as soon as practicable after the refusal.

200M Notification requirements for substituted days

(1) If, under section 200J, the Secretary substitutes a later day for a person's return to Australia, the Secretary must give notice of that decision to:

(a) the person; and

(b) each person to whom a copy of the departure prohibition order in respect of the person was given under subsection 200C(4) or (5).

(2) If:

(a) a person makes an application under paragraph 200J(2)(a) to substitute a later day for the person's return to Australia; and

(b) the Secretary refuses the application;

the Secretary must give notice of the refusal to the person.

(3) A notice under this section must be in a form approved by the Secretary and must be given as soon as practicable after the decision concerned is made.

Subdivision E - Appeals and review in relation to departure prohibition orders and departure authorisation certificates

200N Appeals to courts against making of departure prohibition orders

(1) A person aggrieved by the making of a departure prohibition order may appeal to the Federal Court or the Federal Circuit Court against the making of the order.

(2) This section has effect subject to Chapter III of the Constitution.

200P Jurisdiction of courts

The jurisdiction of a court under section 200N must be exercised by a single Judge.

200Q Orders of court on appeal

A court hearing an appeal under section 200N against the making of a departure prohibition order may, in its discretion:

(a) make an order setting aside the order; or

(b) dismiss the appeal.

200R Review of decisions

(1) Applications may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision of the Secretary under section 200E, 200H or 200J.

(2) Despite any provision of Chapter 5, that Chapter does not apply in relation to any decision of the Secretary under this Division.

Subdivision F - Enforcement

200S Powers of officers of Customs and members of the Australian Federal Police

(1) This section applies if an officer (within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901), or a member of the Australian Federal Police, believes on reasonable grounds that:

(a) a person is about to depart from Australia for a foreign country; and

(b) a departure prohibition order in respect of the person is in force; and

(c) the person's departure is not authorised by a departure authorisation certificate.

(2) The officer or member may:

(a) take such steps as are reasonably necessary to prevent the person's departure, including, but not limited to, steps to prevent the person going on board, or to remove the person from, a vessel or aircraft in which the officer or member believes on reasonable grounds the departure will take place; and

(b) require the person to answer questions or produce documents to the officer or member for the purposes of working out whether:

(i) a departure prohibition order in respect of the person is in force; and

(ii) if such an order in respect of the person is in force - whether the person's departure is authorised by a departure authorisation certificate.

(3) A person commits an offence if:

(a) the person is subject to a requirement under paragraph (2)(b); and

(b) the person refuses or fails to comply with the requirement.

Penalty: 30 penalty units.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the person answers the question or produces the document to the extent that the person is capable of answering the question or producing the document.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in subsection (4): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.

200T Privilege against self-incrimination

(1) An individual is not excused from answering a question, or producing a document, under paragraph 200S(2)(b) on the ground that the answer to the question or the production of the document might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty.

(2) However:

(a) the answer given or document produced; and

(b) answering the question or producing the document; and

(c) any information, document or thing obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of the answering of the question or producing the document;

are not admissible in evidence against the individual in any criminal proceedings, other than proceedings under section 137.1 or 137.2 of the Criminal Code in relation to answering the question or producing the document.

200U Production of authority to depart

(1) If:

(a) a departure prohibition order in respect of a person is in force; and

(b) the person is about to depart from Australia for a foreign country; and

(c) the person's departure is authorised by a departure authorisation certificate;

an officer (within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901), or a member of the Australian Federal Police, may request the person to give a copy of the certificate to the officer or member for inspection.

(2) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:

(a) an officer (within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901), or a member of the Australian Federal Police, has made a request of the person under subsection (1); and

(b) the person refuses or fails to comply with the request.

Penalty for contravention of this subsection: 5 penalty units.

Subdivision G - Interpretation

200V Interpretation - departure from Australia for foreign country

A reference in this Division to the departure of a person from Australia for a foreign country is a reference to the departure of the person from Australia for a foreign country, whether or not the person intends to return to Australia.

200W Meaning of Australia

For the purposes of this Division, Australia , when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories.

9   Chapter 5 (after the heading)

Insert:

Note: This Chapter does not apply in relation to any decision of the Secretary under Division 7A of Part 4-3 (about departure prohibition orders).

Social Security Act 1991

10   Subsection 23(1) (definition of Australia, before the note)

Insert:

Note 1: In Part 5.5 of Chapter 5 (about departure prohibition orders), Australia has an extended meaning.

11   Subsection 23(1) (note at the end of the definition of Australia)

Omit "Note", substitute "Note 2".

12   Subsection 23(1)

Insert:

departure authorisation certificate means a certificate under Division 4 of Part 5.5.

departure prohibition order means an order under Division 1 of Part 5.5 (including such an order varied under Division 3 of that Part).

13   At the end of Chapter 5

Add:

Part 5.5 - Departure prohibition orders

Division 1 - Secretary may make departure prohibition orders

1240 Secretary may make departure prohibition orders

(1) The Secretary may make an order (a departure prohibition order ) prohibiting a person from departing from Australia for a foreign country if:

(a) the person has one or more debts to the Commonwealth under the social security law; and

(b) there are not arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary for the one or more debts to be wholly paid; and

(c) the Secretary believes on reasonable grounds that it is desirable to make the order for the purpose of ensuring that the person does not depart from Australia for a foreign country without:

(i) having wholly paid the one or more debts; or

(ii) there being arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary for the one or more debts to be wholly paid.

Matters to be taken into account in making order

(2) Before making an order under this section, the Secretary must have regard to the following matters:

(a) the capacity of the person to pay the one or more debts;

(b) whether any action has been taken to recover any such debt, and the outcome of the recovery action;

(c) the length of time for which any such debt has remained unpaid after the day on which it became due and payable;

(d) such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.

Form of order

(3) A departure prohibition order must be in a form approved by the Secretary.

Division 2 - Departure from Australia of debtors prohibited

1241 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'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.

Division 3 - Other rules for departure prohibition orders

1242 Notification requirements for departure prohibition orders

(1) This section applies if the Secretary makes a departure prohibition order in respect of a person.

Notifying person of order

(2) The Secretary must notify the person that the order has been made.

(3) The notice must be in a form approved by the Secretary and must be given as soon as practicable after making the order.

Notifying other persons of order

(4) Unless the Secretary is satisfied that the person is an Australian citizen, the Secretary must give the Secretary of the Department administered by the Minister administering the Migration Act 1958 a copy of the order, and information likely to facilitate identification of the person, for the purposes of administering that Act.

(5) The Secretary must also give a copy of the order, and information likely to facilitate identification of the person for the purposes of this Part, to such other persons as the Secretary considers appropriate in the circumstances, being persons declared in an instrument under subsection (6).

(6) The Secretary may, by legislative instrument, declare persons for the purposes of subsection (5).

(7) The Secretary must give a copy of the order or information under subsection (4) or (5) as soon as practicable after making the order.

1243 Operation of departure prohibition order

(1) A departure prohibition order comes into force when it is made, and continues in force until it is revoked, or until it is set aside by a court.

Note: Division 5 deals with appeals to the Federal Court of Australia or the Federal Circuit Court of Australia against the making of departure prohibition orders.

(2) However, a departure prohibition order in respect of a person is not in force during any period when a deportation order in respect of the person is in force under the Migration Act 1958.

1244 Revocation and variation of departure prohibition orders

(1) The Secretary must revoke a departure prohibition order in respect of a person if:

(a) the person no longer has any debts to the Commonwealth under the social security law; or

(b) there are arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary for the one or more debts the person has to the Commonwealth under the social security law to be wholly paid; or

(c) the Secretary is satisfied that the one or more debts the person has to the Commonwealth under the social security law are completely irrecoverable.

(2) The Secretary may revoke or vary a departure prohibition order in respect of a person if the Secretary considers it desirable to do so.

(3) A revocation or variation, under this section, of a departure prohibition order may be:

(a) on application by the person in a form approved by the Secretary; or

(b) on the Secretary's own initiative.

1245 Notification requirements for revocations and variations

(1) If the Secretary revokes or varies a departure prohibition order in respect of a person, the Secretary must give notice of the revocation or variation to:

(a) the person; and

(b) each person to whom a copy of the departure prohibition order was given under subsection 1242(4) or (5).

(2) If:

(a) a person makes an application under paragraph 1244(3)(a) for the revocation or variation of a departure prohibition order; and

(b) the Secretary refuses to revoke or vary the order;

the Secretary must give notice of the refusal to the person.

(3) A notice under this section must be in a form approved by the Secretary and must be given as soon as practicable after the decision concerned is made.

Division 4 - Departure authorisation certificates

1246 Application for departure authorisation certificate

(1) A person in respect of whom a departure prohibition order is in force may apply for a certificate (a departure authorisation certificate ) authorising the person to depart from Australia for a foreign country.

(2) The application must be in a form approved by the Secretary.

1247 When Secretary must issue departure authorisation certificate

(1) This section applies if a person makes an application under section 1246 for a departure authorisation certificate.

(2) The Secretary must issue the departure authorisation certificate if the Secretary is satisfied:

(a) that, if the certificate is issued:

(i) it is likely that the person will depart from Australia and return to Australia within a period that the Secretary considers appropriate; and

(ii) it is likely that, within a period that the Secretary considers appropriate, the Secretary will be required by subsection 1244(1) to revoke the departure prohibition order in respect of the person; and

(b) that it is not necessary for the person to give security under section 1248 for the person's return to Australia.

(3) If the Secretary is not satisfied as mentioned in subsection (2), the Secretary must issue the departure authorisation certificate if:

(a) the person has given security under section 1248 for the person's return to Australia; or

(b) if the person is unable to give such security, the Secretary is satisfied:

(i) that the certificate should be issued on humanitarian grounds; or

(ii) that refusing to issue the certificate will be detrimental to Australia's interests.

1248 Security for person's return to Australia

(1) A person may give such security as the Secretary considers appropriate by bond, deposit or any other means, for the person's return to Australia by such day as is agreed by the person and the Secretary and is specified in the departure authorisation certificate.

(2) The Secretary may substitute a later day for the day mentioned in subsection (1):

(a) on application by the person in a form approved by the Secretary; or

(b) on the Secretary's own initiative.

(3) The Secretary may refuse an application by a person to substitute a later day if:

(a) the person refuses to increase the value of the security already given to a level that the Secretary considers appropriate; or

(b) the person refuses to give such further security as the Secretary considers appropriate; or

(c) the Secretary considers that it would not be appropriate to substitute the later day.

1249 What departure authorisation certificate must authorise

(1) A departure authorisation certificate in respect of a person must authorise the departure of the person on or before the seventh day after a day specified in the certificate.

(2) The day specified in the certificate must be a day that is after the day on which the certificate is issued, but not more than 7 days after that day.

1250 Notification requirements for departure authorisation certificates

(1) If the Secretary issues a departure authorisation certificate in respect of a person, the Secretary must, as soon as practicable, give a copy of the certificate to:

(a) the person; and

(b) each person to whom a copy of the departure prohibition order in respect of the person was given under subsection 1242(4) or (5).

(2) If:

(a) a person makes an application under section 1246 for a departure authorisation certificate; and

(b) the Secretary refuses to issue the certificate;

the Secretary must give notice of the refusal to the person.

(3) The notice must be in a form approved by the Secretary and must be given as soon as practicable after the refusal.

1251 Notification requirements for substituted days

(1) If, under section 1248, the Secretary substitutes a later day for a person's return to Australia, the Secretary must give notice of that decision to:

(a) the person; and

(b) each person to whom a copy of the departure prohibition order in respect of the person was given under subsection 1242(4) or (5).

(2) If:

(a) a person makes an application under paragraph 1248(2)(a) to substitute a later day for the person's return to Australia; and

(b) the Secretary refuses the application;

the Secretary must give notice of the refusal to the person.

(3) A notice under this section must be in a form approved by the Secretary and must be given as soon as practicable after the decision concerned is made.

Division 5 - Appeals and review in relation to departure prohibition orders and departure authorisation certificates

1252 Appeals to courts against making of departure prohibition orders

(1) A person aggrieved by the making of a departure prohibition order may appeal to the Federal Court of Australia or the Federal Circuit Court of Australia against the making of the order.

(2) This section has effect subject to Chapter III of the Constitution.

1253 Jurisdiction of courts

The jurisdiction of a court under section 1252 must be exercised by a single Judge.

1254 Orders of court on appeal

A court hearing an appeal under section 1252 against the making of a departure prohibition order may, in its discretion:

(a) make an order setting aside the order; or

(b) dismiss the appeal.

1255 Review of decisions

(1) Applications may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision of the Secretary under section 1244, 1247 or 1248.

(2) Despite any provision of Parts 4 and 4A of the Administration Act, those Parts do not apply in relation to any decision of the Secretary under this Part.

Division 6 - Enforcement

1256 Powers of officers of Customs and members of the Australian Federal Police

(1) This section applies if an officer (within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901), or a member of the Australian Federal Police, believes on reasonable grounds that:

(a) a person is about to depart from Australia for a foreign country; and

(b) a departure prohibition order in respect of the person is in force; and

(c) the person's departure is not authorised by a departure authorisation certificate.

(2) The officer or member may:

(a) take such steps as are reasonably necessary to prevent the person's departure, including, but not limited to, steps to prevent the person going on board, or to remove the person from, a vessel or aircraft in which the officer or member believes on reasonable grounds the departure will take place; and

(b) require the person to answer questions or produce documents to the officer or member for the purposes of working out whether:

(i) a departure prohibition order in respect of the person is in force; and

(ii) if such an order in respect of the person is in force - whether the person's departure is authorised by a departure authorisation certificate.

(3) A person commits an offence if:

(a) the person is subject to a requirement under paragraph (2)(b); and

(b) the person refuses or fails to comply with the requirement.

Penalty: 30 penalty units.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the person answers the question or produces the document to the extent that the person is capable of answering the question or producing the document.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in subsection (4): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.

1257 Privilege against self-incrimination

(1) An individual is not excused from answering a question, or producing a document, under paragraph 1256(2)(b) on the ground that the answer to the question or the production of the document might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty.

(2) However:

(a) the answer given or document produced; and

(b) answering the question or producing the document; and

(c) any information, document or thing obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of the answering of the question or producing the document;

are not admissible in evidence against the individual in any criminal proceedings, other than proceedings under section 137.1 or 137.2 of the Criminal Code in relation to answering the question or producing the document.

1258 Production of authority to depart

(1) If:

(a) a departure prohibition order in respect of a person is in force; and

(b) the person is about to depart from Australia for a foreign country; and

(c) the person's departure is authorised by a departure authorisation certificate;

an officer (within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901), or a member of the Australian Federal Police, may request the person to give a copy of the certificate to the officer or member for inspection.

(2) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:

(a) an officer (within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901), or a member of the Australian Federal Police, has made a request of the person under subsection (1); and

(b) the person refuses or fails to comply with the request.

Penalty for contravention of this subsection: 5 penalty units.

Division 7 - Interpretation

1259 Interpretation - departure from Australia for foreign country

A reference in this Part to the departure of a person from Australia for a foreign country is a reference to the departure of the person from Australia for a foreign country, whether or not the person intends to return to Australia.

1260 Meaning of Australia

(1) For the purposes of this Part, Australia , when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories.

(2) For the purposes of this section:

(a) the definition of external Territory in subsection 23(1) does not apply; and

(b) external Territory has the meaning given by section 2B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.

Student Assistance Act 1973

14   Subsection 3(1) (at the end of the definition of Australia)

Add:

Note: In Division 4 of Part 6 (about departure prohibition orders), Australia has an extended meaning.

15   Subsection 3(1)

Insert:

departure authorisation certificate means a certificate under Subdivision D of Division 4 of Part 6.

departure prohibition order means an order under Subdivision A of Division 4 of Part 6 (including such an order varied under Subdivision C of that Division).

16   At the end of Part 6

Add:

Division 4 - Departure prohibition orders

Subdivision A - Secretary may make departure prohibition orders

43G Secretary may make departure prohibition orders

(1) The Secretary may make an order (a departure prohibition order ) prohibiting a person from departing from Australia for a foreign country if:

(a) the person has one or more debts to the Commonwealth under this Part; and

(b) there are not arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary for the one or more debts to be wholly paid; and

(c) the Secretary believes on reasonable grounds that it is desirable to make the order for the purpose of ensuring that the person does not depart from Australia for a foreign country without:

(i) having wholly paid the one or more debts; or

(ii) there being arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary for the one or more debts to be wholly paid.

Matters to be taken into account in making order

(2) Before making an order under this section, the Secretary must have regard to the following matters:

(a) the capacity of the person to pay the one or more debts;

(b) whether any action has been taken to recover any such debt, and the outcome of the recovery action;

(c) the length of time for which any such debt has remained unpaid after the day on which it became due and payable;

(d) such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.

Form of order

(3) A departure prohibition order must be in a form approved by the Secretary.

Subdivision B - Departure from Australia of debtors prohibited

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'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.

Subdivision C - Other rules for departure prohibition orders

43J Notification requirements for departure prohibition orders

(1) This section applies if the Secretary makes a departure prohibition order in respect of a person.

Notifying person of order

(2) The Secretary must notify the person that the order has been made.

(3) The notice must be in a form approved by the Secretary and must be given as soon as practicable after making the order.

Notifying other persons of order

(4) Unless the Secretary is satisfied that the person is an Australian citizen, the Secretary must give the Secretary of the Department administered by the Minister administering the Migration Act 1958 a copy of the order, and information likely to facilitate identification of the person, for the purposes of administering that Act.

(5) The Secretary must also give a copy of the order, and information likely to facilitate identification of the person for the purposes of this Division, to such other persons as the Secretary considers appropriate in the circumstances, being persons declared in an instrument under subsection (6).

(6) The Secretary may, by legislative instrument, declare persons for the purposes of subsection (5).

(7) The Secretary must give a copy of the order or information under subsection (4) or (5) as soon as practicable after making the order.

43K Operation of departure prohibition order

(1) A departure prohibition order comes into force when it is made, and continues in force until it is revoked, or until it is set aside by a court.

Note: Subdivision E deals with appeals to the Federal Court of Australia or the Federal Circuit Court of Australia against the making of departure prohibition orders.

(2) However, a departure prohibition order in respect of a person is not in force during any period when a deportation order in respect of the person is in force under the Migration Act 1958.

43L Revocation and variation of departure prohibition orders

(1) The Secretary must revoke a departure prohibition order in respect of a person if:

(a) the person no longer has any debts to the Commonwealth under this Part; or

(b) there are arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary for the one or more debts the person has to the Commonwealth under this Part to be wholly paid; or

(c) the Secretary is satisfied that the one or more debts the person has to the Commonwealth under this Part are completely irrecoverable.

(2) The Secretary may revoke or vary a departure prohibition order in respect of a person if the Secretary considers it desirable to do so.

(3) A revocation or variation, under this section, of a departure prohibition order may be:

(a) on application by the person in a form approved by the Secretary; or

(b) on the Secretary's own initiative.

43M Notification requirements for revocations and variations

(1) If the Secretary revokes or varies a departure prohibition order in respect of a person, the Secretary must give notice of the revocation or variation to:

(a) the person; and

(b) each person to whom a copy of the departure prohibition order was given under subsection 43J(4) or (5).

(2) If:

(a) a person makes an application under paragraph 43L(3)(a) for the revocation or variation of a departure prohibition order; and

(b) the Secretary refuses to revoke or vary the order;

the Secretary must give notice of the refusal to the person.

(3) A notice under this section must be in a form approved by the Secretary and must be given as soon as practicable after the decision concerned is made.

Subdivision D - Departure authorisation certificates

43N Application for departure authorisation certificate

(1) A person in respect of whom a departure prohibition order is in force may apply for a certificate (a departure authorisation certificate ) authorising the person to depart from Australia for a foreign country.

(2) The application must be in a form approved by the Secretary.

43P When Secretary must issue departure authorisation certificate

(1) This section applies if a person makes an application under section 43N for a departure authorisation certificate.

(2) The Secretary must issue the departure authorisation certificate if the Secretary is satisfied:

(a) that, if the certificate is issued:

(i) it is likely that the person will depart from Australia and return to Australia within a period that the Secretary considers appropriate; and

(ii) it is likely that, within a period that the Secretary considers appropriate, the Secretary will be required by subsection 43L(1) to revoke the departure prohibition order in respect of the person; and

(b) that it is not necessary for the person to give security under section 43Q for the person's return to Australia.

(3) If the Secretary is not satisfied as mentioned in subsection (2), the Secretary must issue the departure authorisation certificate if:

(a) the person has given security under section 43Q for the person's return to Australia; or

(b) if the person is unable to give such security, the Secretary is satisfied:

(i) that the certificate should be issued on humanitarian grounds; or

(ii) that refusing to issue the certificate will be detrimental to Australia's interests.

43Q Security for person's return to Australia

(1) A person may give such security as the Secretary considers appropriate by bond, deposit or any other means, for the person's return to Australia by such day as is agreed by the person and the Secretary and is specified in the departure authorisation certificate.

(2) The Secretary may substitute a later day for the day mentioned in subsection (1):

(a) on application by the person in a form approved by the Secretary; or

(b) on the Secretary's own initiative.

(3) The Secretary may refuse an application by a person to substitute a later day if:

(a) the person refuses to increase the value of the security already given to a level that the Secretary considers appropriate; or

(b) the person refuses to give such further security as the Secretary considers appropriate; or

(c) the Secretary considers that it would not be appropriate to substitute the later day.

43R What departure authorisation certificate must authorise

(1) A departure authorisation certificate in respect of a person must authorise the departure of the person on or before the seventh day after a day specified in the certificate.

(2) The day specified in the certificate must be a day that is after the day on which the certificate is issued, but not more than 7 days after that day.

43S Notification requirements for departure authorisation certificates

(1) If the Secretary issues a departure authorisation certificate in respect of a person, the Secretary must, as soon as practicable, give a copy of the certificate to:

(a) the person; and

(b) each person to whom a copy of the departure prohibition order in respect of the person was given under subsection 43J(4) or (5).

(2) If:

(a) a person makes an application under section 43N for a departure authorisation certificate; and

(b) the Secretary refuses to issue the certificate;

the Secretary must give notice of the refusal to the person.

(3) The notice must be in a form approved by the Secretary and must be given as soon as practicable after the refusal.

43T Notification requirements for substituted days

(1) If, under section 43Q, the Secretary substitutes a later day for a person's return to Australia, the Secretary must give notice of that decision to:

(a) the person; and

(b) each person to whom a copy of the departure prohibition order in respect of the person was given under subsection 43J(4) or (5).

(2) If:

(a) a person makes an application under paragraph 43Q(2)(a) to substitute a later day for the person's return to Australia; and

(b) the Secretary refuses the application;

the Secretary must give notice of the refusal to the person.

(3) A notice under this section must be in a form approved by the Secretary and must be given as soon as practicable after the decision concerned is made.

Subdivision E - Appeals and review in relation to departure prohibition orders and departure authorisation certificates

43U Appeals to courts against making of departure prohibition orders

(1) A person aggrieved by the making of a departure prohibition order may appeal to the Federal Court of Australia or the Federal Circuit Court of Australia against the making of the order.

(2) This section has effect subject to Chapter III of the Constitution.

43V Jurisdiction of courts

The jurisdiction of a court under section 43U must be exercised by a single Judge.

43W Orders of court on appeal

A court hearing an appeal under section 43U against the making of a departure prohibition order may, in its discretion:

(a) make an order setting aside the order; or

(b) dismiss the appeal.

43X Review of decisions

(1) Applications may be made to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for review of a decision of the Secretary under section 43L, 43P or 43Q.

(2) Despite any provision of Part 9, that Part does notapply in relation to any decision of the Secretary under this Division.

(3) In this section:

decision has the same meaning as in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975.

Subdivision F - Enforcement

43Y Powers of officers of Customs and members of the Australian Federal Police

(1) This section applies if an officer (within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901), or a member of the Australian Federal Police, believes on reasonable grounds that:

(a) a person is about to depart from Australia for a foreign country; and

(b) a departure prohibition order in respect of the person is in force; and

(c) the person's departure is not authorised by a departure authorisation certificate.

(2) The officer or member may:

(a) take such steps as are reasonably necessary to prevent the person's departure, including, but not limited to, steps to prevent the person going on board, or to remove the person from, a vessel or aircraft in which the officer or member believes on reasonable grounds the departure will take place; and

(b) require the person to answer questions or produce documents to the officer or member for the purposes of working out whether:

(i) a departure prohibition order in respect of the person is in force; and

(ii) if such an order in respect of the person is in force - whether the person's departure is authorised by a departure authorisation certificate.

(3) A person commits an offence if:

(a) the person is subject to a requirement under paragraph (2)(b); and

(b) the person refuses or fails to comply with the requirement.

Penalty: 30 penalty units.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply if the person answers the question or produces the document to the extent that the person is capable of answering the question or producing the document.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in subsection (4): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.

43Z Privilege against self-incrimination

(1) An individual is not excused from answering a question, or producing a document, under paragraph 43Y(2)(b) on the ground that the answer to the question or the production of the document might tend to incriminate the individual or expose the individual to a penalty.

(2) However:

(a) the answer given or document produced; and

(b) answering the question or producing the document; and

(c) any information, document or thing obtained as a direct or indirect consequence of the answering of the question or producing the document;

are not admissible in evidence against the individual in any criminal proceedings, other than proceedings under section 137.1 or 137.2 of the Criminal Code in relation to answering the question or producing the document.

43ZA Production of authority to depart

(1) If:

(a) a departure prohibition order in respect of a person is in force; and

(b) the person is about to depart from Australia for a foreign country; and

(c) the person's departure is authorised by a departure authorisation certificate;

an officer (within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901), or a member of the Australian Federal Police, may request the person to give a copy of the certificate to the officer or member for inspection.

(2) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:

(a) an officer (within the meaning of the Customs Act 1901), or a member of the Australian Federal Police, has made a request of the person under subsection (1); and

(b) the person refuses or fails to comply with the request.

Penalty for contravention of this subsection: 5 penalty units.

Subdivision G - Interpretation

43ZB Interpretation - departure from Australia for foreign country

A reference in this Division to the departure of a person from Australia for a foreign country is a reference to the departure of the person from Australia for a foreign country, whether or not the person intends to return to Australia.

43ZC Meaning of Australia

For the purposes of this Division, Australia , when used in a geographical sense, includes the external Territories.

17   Application provision

The amendments made by this Part apply in relation to:

(a) a debt that arises on or after the commencement of this item; and

(b) a debt that arose before the commencement of this item, to the extent that the debt was outstanding immediately before that commencement.

Part 2   Removal of 6-year limit on debt recovery

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

18   Section 86

Repeal the section.

19   Subsections 87(3) and (4)

Repeal the subsections.

20   Subsection 88(1)

Omit "(1)".

21   Subsections 88(2) to (6)

Repeal the subsections.

22   Section 90

Repeal the section.

23   At the end of Division 3 of Part 4

Add:

93B No time limit on debt recovery action

For the purposes of this Part, legal proceedings, or any action under a provision of this Part, for the recovery of a debt may be commenced or taken at any time.

24   Paragraph 95(3)(a)

Repeal the paragraph.

Paid Parental Leave Act 2010

25   Section 183 (note)

Repeal the note.

26   Subsection 184(1) (note 1)

Omit "Note 1", substitute "Note".

27   Subsection 184(1) (note 2)

Repeal the note.

28   Section 189

Repeal the section.

29   At the end of Division 5 of Part 4-3

Add:

192A No time limit on debt recovery action

For the purposes of this Part, legal proceedings, or any action under a provision of this Part, for the recovery of a debt may be commenced or taken at any time.

30   Paragraph 193(3)(a)

Omit ", for example because a time limit for recovery action under that Division has elapsed".

Social Security Act 1991

31   Subsection 1231(2)

Omit "Subject to subsections (2A) to (2E), the", substitute "The".

32   Subsections 1231(2A) to (2E)

Repeal the subsections.

33   Subsection 1232(1)

Omit "(1)".

34   Subsections 1232(2) to (6)

Repeal the subsections.

35   Subsections 1233(7A) to (7E)

Repeal the subsections.

36   At the end of Part 5.3

Add:

1234B No time limit on debt recovery action

For the purposes of this Chapter, legal proceedings, or any action under a provision of this Chapter, for the recovery of a debt or overpayment may be commenced or taken at any time.

37   Paragraphs 1236(1B)(a) and (aa)

Repeal the paragraphs.

Student Assistance Act 1973

38   At the end of Division 2 of Part 6

Add:

42B No time limit on debt recovery action

For the purposes of this Part, any action under a provision of this Part for the recovery of a debt may be taken at any time.

39   Application provisions - family assistance amendments

(1) The amendments of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 made by this Part apply in relation to:

(a) a debt that arises on or after the commencement of this item; and

(b) a debt that arose before the commencement of this item, to the extent that the debt was outstanding immediately before that commencement.

(2) Paragraph (1)(b) applies in relation to a debt only if, immediately before the commencement of this item, action under section 84, 84A, 87, 87A or 89, or legal proceedings under section 88, of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 could be commenced or taken for the recovery of the debt.

40   Application provisions - paid parental leave amendments

(1) The amendments of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 made by this Part apply in relation to:

(a) a debt that arises on or after the commencement of this item; and

(b) a debt that arose before the commencement of this item, to the extent that the debt was outstanding immediately before that commencement.

(2) Paragraph (1)(b) applies in relation to a debt only if, immediately before the commencement of this item, legal proceedings under section 183, or action under section 184, of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 could be started or commenced for the recovery of the debt.

41   Application provisions - social security amendments

(1) The amendments of the Social Security Act 1991 made by this Part apply in relation to:

(a) a debt or overpayment that arises on or after the commencement of this item; and

(b) a debt or overpayment that arose before the commencement of this item, to the extent that the debt or overpayment was outstanding immediately before that commencement.

(2) Paragraph (1)(b) applies in relation to a debt or overpayment only if, immediately before the commencement of this item, action under section 1231 or 1233, or legal proceedings under section 1232, of the Social Security Act 1991 could be commenced for the recovery of the debt or overpayment.

42   Application provision - student assistance amendments

The amendment of the Student Assistance Act 1973 made by this Part applies in relation to:

(a) a debt that arises on or after the commencement of this item; and

(b) a debt that arose before the commencement of this item, to the extent that the debt was outstanding immediately before that commencement.

Schedule 14   Parental leave payments

Part 1   Parental leave pay and dad and partner pay to count as income

Social Security Act 1991

1   At the end of subsection 8(1A)

Add:

; or (h) an instalment of parental leave pay; or

(i) dad and partner pay.

2   Paragraphs 8(8)(d) and (da)

Repeal the paragraphs.

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

3   Paragraphs 5H(8)(d) and (da)

Repeal the paragraphs.

4   Application provision

The amendments made by this Part apply in relation to an instalment of parental leave pay, or to dad and partner pay, that is paid on or after the commencement of this item in respect of a claim for a child:

(a) who is born on or after that commencement; or

(b) who becomes entrusted to the care of a person (as mentioned in subsection 275(2) of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010) on or after that commencement;

whether the claim was made before, on or after that commencement.

Part 2   Parental leave pay and dad and partner pay deductions to avoid overpayments

Paid Parental Leave Act 2010

5   Section 6

Insert:

income support payment has the same meaning as in section 23 of the Social Security Act.

6   Subsection 66(2)

Omit "and 69", substitute ", 69 and 69A".

7   After section 69

Insert:

69A Deductions to avoid overpayment of income support payment

If:

(a) a payability determination that parental leave pay is payable to a person is made; and

(b) an instalment for an instalment period becomes payable to the person by the Secretary on a particular day; and

(c) before that day,the person was paid an amount of income support paymentunder the social security law or Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 for a period (the income support period ) that falls within, or overlaps with, the instalment period; and

(d) the Secretary is satisfied that the amount of income support payment so paid exceeds the amount of income support payment that would have been payable to the person for the income support period under that law or Act had the instalment been taken into account when working out the amount of income support payment payable to the person for that period under that law or Act;

then the Secretary may deduct from the instalment an amount equal to the excess.

Note: A person's income is taken into account when working out the amount of income support payment that is payable to the person under the social security law or the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. An instalment is income so payment of an instalment may reduce the amount of income support payment that is payable to the person.

8   Subsection 70(1)

Omit "or 69", substitute ", 69 or 69A".

9   After subsection 101(3)

Insert:

When employer determination must not be made

(3A) The Secretary must not make an employer determination for a person and the person's employer if the person is receiving an income support payment.

10   Subsection 108(1) (after table item 2)

Insert:

11   Subsection 115EG(2)

Omit "section 115EH", substitute "sections 115EH and 115EI".

12   After section 115EH

Insert:

115EI Deductions to avoid overpayment of income support payment

If:

(a) a payability determination that dad and partner pay is payable to a person is made; and

(b) an amount of dad and partner pay relating to the person's DAPP period becomes payable to the person by the Secretary on a particular day; and

(c) before that day,the person was paid an amount of income support paymentunder the social security law or Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 for a period (the income support period ) that falls within, or overlaps with, the person's DAPP period; and

(d) the Secretary is satisfied that the amount of income support payment so paid exceeds the amount of income support payment that would have been payable to the person for the income support period under that law or Act had the amount of dad and partner pay been taken into account when working out the amount of income support payment payable to the person for that period under that law or Act;

then the Secretary may deduct from the amount of dad and partner pay an amount equal to the excess.

Note: A person's income is taken into account when working out the amount of income support payment that is payable to the person under the social security law or the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986. An amount of dad and partner pay is income so payment of such an amount may reduce the amount of income support payment that is payable to the person.

13   Section 115EJ

After "section 115EH", insert "or 115EI".

14   Application provisions

Deductions from instalments of parental leave pay

(1) Paragraph 69A(a) of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010, as inserted by this Part, applies in relation to a payability determination that is made on or after the commencement of this item.

(2) Paragraph 69A(b) of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010, as inserted by this Part, applies in relation to an instalment of parental leave pay that is payable on or after the commencement of this item in respect of a claim for a child:

(a) who is born on or after that commencement; or

(b) who becomes entrusted to the care of a person (as mentioned in subsection 275(2) of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010) on or after that commencement;

whether the claim was made before, on or after that commencement.

Employer determinations

(3) The amendment of section 101 of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 made by this Part applies in relation to claims made on or after the commencement of this item.

(4) The amendment of section 108 of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 made by this Part applies in relation to an employer determination made before, on or after the commencement of this item, where the claim was for a child:

(a) who was born on or after that commencement; or

(b) who became entrusted to the care of a person (as mentioned in subsection 275(2) of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010) on or after that commencement;

whether the claim was made before, on or after that commencement.

Deductions from dad and partner pay

(5) Paragraph 115EI(a) of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010, as inserted by this Part, applies in relation to a payability determination that is made on or after the commencement of this item.

(6) Paragraph 115EI(b) of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010, as inserted by this Part, applies in relation to an amount of dad and partner pay that is to be paid on or after the commencement of this item in respect of a claim for a child:

(a) who is born on or after that commencement; or

(b) who becomes entrusted to the care of a person (as mentioned in subsection 275(2) of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010) on or after that commencement;

whether the claim was made before, on or after that commencement.

Schedule 15   Fringe benefits

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

1   Clause 4 of Schedule 3

Repeal the clause, substitute:

4 Adjusted fringe benefits total

An individual's adjusted fringe benefits total for an income year is the amount worked out using the formula:

where:

other employer fringe benefits total is the amount that is the sum of the following:

(a) each of the individual's reportable fringe benefits amounts for the income year under section 135P of the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986;

(b) each of the individual's reportable fringe benefits amounts for the income year under section 135Q of the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986, to the extent that section relates to the individual's employment by an employer described in section 58 of that Act.

section 57A employer fringe benefits total is the amount that is the sum of each of the individual's individual quasi-fringe benefits amounts for the income year under section 135Q of the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986, to the extent that section relates to the individual's employment by an employer described in section 57A of that Act.

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

2   Subsection 6(1) (definition of adjusted fringe benefits total)

Repeal the definition, substitute:

adjusted fringe benefits total ,of a taxpayer for a year of income,has the meaning given by clause 4 of Schedule 3 to the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999.

3   Subsection 6(1) (definition of reportable fringe benefits total)

Repeal the definition.

Social Security Act 1991

4   Subpoint 1067G-F11(2)

Repeal the subpoint, substitute:

1067G-F11(2) A parent's adjusted fringe benefits total for a tax year is the amount worked out using the formula:

where:

other employer fringe benefits total is the amount that is the sum of the following:

(a) each of the parent's reportable fringe benefits amounts for the tax year under section 135P of the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986;

(b) each of the parent's reportable fringe benefits amounts for the tax year under section 135Q of the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986, to the extent that section relates to the parent's employment by an employer described in section 58 of that Act.

section 57A employer fringe benefits total is the amount that is the sum of each of the parent's individual quasi-fringe benefits amounts for the tax year under section 135Q of the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986, to the extent that section relates to the parent's employment by an employer described in section 57A of that Act.

5   Application provisions

Family tax benefit

(1) The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to working out the rate of family tax benefit under the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 for days on or after the commencement of this item.

Child care benefit

(2) The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to working out the rate of child care benefit under the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 for days on or after the first Monday occurring on or after the commencement of this item.

Stillborn baby payment

(3) The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to working out an individual's eligibility for stillborn baby payment under the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 for a child delivered on or after the commencement of this item.

Parental leave pay and dad and partner pay

(4) The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to a claim for parental leave pay, or dad and partner pay, under the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010 for a child:

(a) who is born on or after the commencement of this item; or

(b) who becomes entrusted to the care of a person (as mentioned in subsection 275(2) of the Paid Parental Leave Act 2010) on or after the commencement of this item;

whether the claim was made before, on or after that commencement.

Youth allowance

(5) The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to working out the rate of youth allowance under the Social Security Act 1991 for days on or after the commencement of this item.

Low income supplement

(6) The amendments made by this Schedule do not apply in relation to working out a person's qualification for a low income supplement under Division 3 of Part 2.18A of the Social Security Act 1991 for the 2016-17 income year or an earlier income year.

Low income superannuation contribution

(7) The amendments made by this Schedule do not apply in relation to working out whether a low income superannuation contribution in respect of a person is payable under Part 2A of the Superannuation (Government Co-contribution for Low Income Earners) Act 2003 for the 2016-17 income year or an earlier income year.

Rebate for medical expenses

(8) The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to working out whether a taxpayer is entitled to a rebate of tax, and the amount of the rebate, under section 159P of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 in respect of a year of income beginning on or after the commencement of this item.

Rebate for low income aged persons and pensioners

(9) The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to working out whether a taxpayer is entitled to a rebate of tax under section 160AAAA of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 in respect of a year of income beginning on or after the commencement of this item.

(10) The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to working out whether a trustee is entitled to a rebate of tax under section 160AAAB of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 in respect of a year of income beginning on or after the commencement of this item.

Dependant (invalid and carer) tax offset

(11) The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to working out whether an individual is entitled to a tax offset, and the amount of the offset, under section 61-10 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 for an income year beginning on or after the commencement of this item.

Dependant (non-student child under 21 or student) notional tax offset

(12) The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to working out the amount of an individual's notional tax offset under Subdivision 961-A of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 for an income year beginning on or after the commencement of this item.

Schedule 16   Carer allowance

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

1   Clauses 16 and 17 of Schedule 2

Repeal the clauses.

2   Application provision

The amendment made by this Schedule applies in relation to claims for carer allowance that are made on or after the commencement of this Schedule.

Schedule 17   Indexation of family tax benefit and parental leave thresholds

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

1   Subclause 3(7) of Schedule 4

Omit "and 1 July 2016", substitute ", 1 July 2016, 1 July 2017, 1 July 2018 and 1 July 2019".

Paid Parental Leave Act 2010

2   Section30

Omit "30 June 2017", substitute "30 June 2020".

3   Paragraph 41(a)

Omit "1 July 2017", substitute "1 July 2020".

4   Subsection 42(1)

Omit "1 July 2017", substitute "1 July 2020".

5   Section 115CA

Omit "30 June 2017", substitute "30 June 2020".

Schedule 18   Pension means testing for aged care residents

Social Security Act 1991

1   At the end of paragraphs 8(8)(zn), (zna) and (znaa)

Add:

Note 3: See subsections (10A) and (10B) for the circumstances in which this paragraph does not apply in relation to a person who enters a residential care service or a flexible care service on or after the commencement of those subsections.

2   After subsection 8(10)

Insert:

(10A) Paragraphs (8)(zn), (zna) and (znaa) do not apply in relation to a person who first enters a residential care service or a flexible care service on or after the commencement of this subsection.

(10B) Paragraphs (8)(zn), (zna) and (znaa) do not apply, and never again apply, in relation to a person if:

(a) the person enters a residential care service or a flexible care service on or after the commencement of this subsection; and

(b) that entry occurs more than 28 days after the day the person last ceased being provided with residential care or flexible care through a residential care service or a flexible care service (other than because the person was on leave).

(10C) An expression used in subsection (10A) or (10B) and in the Aged Care Act 1997 has the same meaning in that subsection as in that Act.

3   After subsection 11A(8)

Insert:

(8A) Subsection (8) does not apply in relation to a person who first enters a residential care service or a flexible care service on or after the commencement of this subsection.

(8B) Subsection (8) does not apply, and never again applies, in relation to a person if:

(a) the person enters a residential care service or a flexible care service on or after the commencement of this subsection; and

(b) that entry occurs more than 28 days after the day the person last ceased being provided with residential care or flexible care through a residential care service or a flexible care service (other than because the person was on leave).

(8C) An expression used in subsection (8A) or (8B) and in the Aged Care Act 1997 has the same meaning in that subsection as in that Act.

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

4   At the end of paragraph 5H(8)(nc)

Add:

Note 4: See subsections (11A) and (11B) for the circumstances in which this paragraph does not apply in relation to a person who enters a residential care service or a flexible care service on or after the commencement of those subsections.

5   At the end of paragraph 5H(8)(nd)

Add:

Note 1: For rent , see subsection 5N(2).

Note 2: Under subsections 5LA(8) and (9), the principal home of a person in a care situation may be a place other than the place where the person receives care.

Note 3: See subsections (11A) and (11B) for the circumstances in which this paragraph does not apply in relation to a person who enters a residential care service or a flexible care service on or after the commencement of those subsections.

6   At the end of paragraph 5H(8)(nf)

Add:

Note 3: See subsections (11A) and (11B) for the circumstances in which this paragraph does not apply in relation to a person who enters a residential care service or a flexible care service on or after the commencement of those subsections.

7   After subsection 5H(11)

Insert:

(11A) Paragraphs (8)(nc), (nd) and (nf) do not apply in relation to a person who first enters a residential care service or a flexible care service on or after the commencement of this subsection.

(11B) Paragraphs (8)(nc), (nd) and (nf) do not apply, and never again apply, in relation to a person if:

(a) the person enters a residential care service or a flexible care service on or after the commencement of this subsection; and

(b) that entry occurs more than 28 days after the day the person last ceased being provided with residential care or flexible care through a residential care service or a flexible care service (other than because the person was on leave).

(11C) An expression used in subsection (11A) or (11B) and in the Aged Care Act 1997 has the same meaning in that subsection as in that Act.

8   After subsection 5LA(8)

Insert:

(8A) Subsection (8) does not apply in relation to a person who first enters a residential care service or a flexible care service on or after the commencement of this subsection.

(8B) Subsection (8) does not apply, and never again applies, in relation to a person if:

(a) the person enters a residential care service or a flexible care service on or after the commencement of this subsection; and

(b) that entry occurs more than 28 days after the day the person last ceased being provided with residential care or flexible care through a residential care service or a flexible care service (other than because the person was on leave).

(8C) An expression used in subsection (8A) or (8B) and in the Aged Care Act 1997 has the same meaning in that subsection as in that Act.

Schedule 19   Employment income

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

1   Subsection 3(1) (subparagraph (b)(i) of the definition of receiving)

Before "is taken", insert "except in relation to clause 38L of Schedule 1 to this Act - ".

Social Security Act 1991

2   Paragraph 23(4AA)(e)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

(e) subsection 1061ZK(5);

3   Paragraph 1067G-F3(c)

Omit "Scheme; or", substitute "Scheme.".

4   Paragraph 1067G-F3(d)

Repeal the paragraph.

5   Application provisions

(1) The amendment made by item 1 applies in relation to working out the rate of family tax benefit for days on or after the commencement of that item.

(2) The amendments made by items 2 to 4 apply in relation to working out the rate of youth allowance for days on or after the commencement of those items.

Schedule 21   Closing carbon tax compensation to new welfare recipients

Part 1   Energy supplement under the family assistance law

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

1   At the end of subsection 58(2)

Add:

Note: Paragraph (b) does not apply to certain approved care organisations: see subsections (2C) and (2D).

2   After subsection 58(2B)

Insert:

(2C) Paragraph (2)(b) does not apply in relation to an approved care organisation on or after the commencement of this subsection unless the organisation was entitled to be paid family tax benefit in respect of 19 September 2016.

(2D) If:

(a) the approved care organisation was entitled to be paid family tax benefit in respect of 19 September 2016; and

(b) the organisation ceases to be entitled to be paid family tax benefit in respect of a day on or after 20 September 2016;

then paragraph (2)(b) does not apply, and never again applies, to the organisation from:

(c) if the cessation occurred before the commencement of this subsection - the start of the day this subsection commences; or

(d) if the cessation occurred on or after the commencement of this subsection - the start of the day of that cessation.

3   After subsection 58A(1)

Insert:

(1A) An individual cannot make an election under subsection (1) on a day on or after the commencement of this subsection unless energy supplement (Part A) or energy supplement (Part B) is used to work out the rate of the individual's family tax benefit in respect of that day.

4   After subsection 58A(3)

Insert:

(3AA) An election ceases to be in force if, disregarding the election, neither energy supplement (Part A) nor energy supplement (Part B) would be used to work out the rate of the individual's family tax benefit.

5   Application provision

Subsection 58A(3AA) of the A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999, as inserted by this Part, applies on and after the commencement of this item in relation to elections made before, on or after that commencement.

6   Clause 3 of Schedule 1

After "operation of clauses 5,", insert "6A,".

7   Clause 3 of Schedule 1 (at the end of step 1 of the method statement)

Add:

Note: Paragraph (cb) does not apply to certain individuals: see clause 6A.

8   At the end of Division 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 1

Add:

6A Energy supplement

(1) Paragraph (cb) of step 1 of the method statement in clause 3 does not apply to an individual on or after the commencement of this clause unless:

(a) the individual was entitled to be paid family tax benefit in respect of 19 September 2016; and

(b) the individual's Part A rate of family tax benefit in respect of 19 September 2016 was not worked out under Part 3A of this Schedule.

(2) However, if:

(a) the individual ceases to be entitled to be paid family tax benefit in respect of a day (the applicable day ) on or after 20 September 2016; or

(b) the individual's Part A rate of family tax benefit is worked out under Part 3A of this Schedule in respect of a day (the applicable day ) on or after 20 September 2016;

then paragraph (cb) of step 1 of the method statement in clause 3 does not apply, and never again applies, to the individual from:

(c) if the applicable day is before the commencement of this clause - the start of the day this clause commences;or

(d) if the applicable day is on or after the commencement of this clause - the start of the applicable day.

9   Clause 24HA of Schedule 1

Before "The", insert "(1)".

10   At the end of clause 24HA of Schedule 1

Add:

(2) However, the individual's above base energy supplement amount for the maintenance income is nil if paragraph (cb) of step 1 of the method statement in clause 3 does not apply to the individual because of clause 6A.

11   Clause 24RA of Schedule 1

Before "The", insert "(1)".

12   At the end of clause 24RA of Schedule 1

Add:

(2) However, the individual's energy supplement amount for the maintenance income is nil if paragraph (e) of step 1 of the method statement in clause 25 does not apply to the individual because of clause 25C.

13   Clause 25 of Schedule 1

Omit "operation of clause 25A", substitute "operation of clauses 25A and 25C".

14   Clause 25 of Schedule 1 (at the end of step 1 of the method statement)

Add:

Note: Paragraph (e) does not apply to certain individuals: see clause 25C.

15   At the end of Division 1 of Part 3 of Schedule 1

Add:

25C Energy supplement

(1) Paragraph (e) of step 1 of the method statement in clause 25 does not apply to an individual on or after the commencement of this clause unless:

(a) the individual was entitled to be paid family tax benefit in respect of 19 September 2016; and

(b) the individual's Part A rate of family tax benefit in respect of 19 September 2016 was not worked out under Part 3A of this Schedule.

(2) However, if:

(a) the individual ceases to be entitled to be paid family tax benefit in respect of a day (the applicable day ) on or after 20 September 2016; or

(b) the individual's Part A rate of family tax benefit is worked out under Part 3A of this Schedule in respect of a day (the applicable day ) on or after 20 September 2016;

then paragraph (e) of step 1 of the method statement in clause 25 does not apply, and never again applies, to the individual from:

(c) if the applicable day is before the commencement of this clause - the start of the day this clause commences; or

(d) if the applicable day is on or after the commencement of this clause - the start of the applicable day.

16   Subclause 29(1) of Schedule 1

Omit "The individual's Part B rate", substitute "Subject to clause 29AA, the individual's Part B rate".

17   At the end of subclause 29(1) of Schedule 1

Add:

Note: Paragraph (c) does not apply to certain individuals: see clause 29AA.

18   Subclause 29(2) of Schedule 1 (at the end of step 1 of the method statement)

Add:

Note: Paragraph (c) does not apply to certain individuals: see clause 29AA.

19   At the end of Subdivision A of Division 1 of Part 4 of Schedule 1

Add:

29AA Energy supplement

(1) Paragraph 29(1)(c) of this Schedule, or paragraph (c) of step 1 of the method statement in subclause 29(2) of this Schedule, does not apply to an individual on or after the commencement of this clause unless:

(a) the individual was entitled to be paid family tax benefit in respect of 19 September 2016; and

(b) the individual's Part A rate of family tax benefit in respect of 19 September 2016 was not worked out under Part 3A of this Schedule.

(2) However, if:

(a) the individual ceases to be entitled to be paid family tax benefit in respect of a day (the applicable day ) on or after 20 September 2016; or

(b) the individual's Part A rate of family tax benefit is worked out under Part 3A of this Schedule in respect of a day (the applicable day ) on or after 20 September 2016;

then paragraph 29(1)(c) of this Schedule, or paragraph (c) of step 1 of the method statement in subclause 29(2) of this Schedule, does not apply, and never again applies, to the individual from:

(c) if the applicable day is before the commencement of this clause - the start of the day this clause commences; or

(d) if the applicable day is on or after the commencement of this clause - the start of the applicable day.

20   Subclause 29A(2) of Schedule 1

Omit "The Part B rate", substitute "Subject to clause 29D, the Part B rate".

21   At the end of subclause 29A(2) of Schedule 1

Add:

Note: Paragraph (c) does not apply to certain individuals: see clause 29D.

22  At the end of Subdivision B of Division 1 of Part 4 of Schedule 1

Add:

29D Energy supplement

(1) Paragraph 29A(2)(c) of this Schedule does not apply to an individual on or after the commencement of this clause unless:

(a) the individual was entitled to be paid family tax benefit in respect of 19 September 2016; and

(b) the individual's Part A rate of family tax benefit in respect of 19 September 2016 was not worked out under Part 3A of this Schedule.

(2) However, if:

(a) the individual ceases to be entitled to be paid family tax benefit in respect of a day (the applicable day ) on or after 20 September 2016; or

(b) the individual's Part A rate of family tax benefit is worked out under Part 3A of this Schedule in respect of a day (the applicable day ) on or after 20 September 2016;

then paragraph 29A(2)(c) of this Schedule does not apply, and never again applies, to the individual from:

(c) if the applicable day is before the commencement of this clause - the start of the day this clause commences; or

(d) if the applicable day is on or after the commencement of this clause - the start of the applicable day.

23   At the end of subclause 31B(1) of Schedule 1

Add:

Note: For certain individuals, energy supplement (Part B) is not to be added in working out the Part B rate: see clauses 29AA and 29D.

24   At the end of subclause 38AA(1) of Schedule 1

Add:

Note: For certain individuals, energy supplement (Part A) is not to be added in working out the Part A rate: see clause 6A.

25   At the end of subclause 38AF(1) of Schedule 1

Add:

Note: For certain individuals, energy supplement (Part A) is not to be added in working out the Part A rate: see clause 25C.

Part 2   Energy supplement under the social security law

Social Security Act 1991

36   Section 1061U

Before "A", insert "(1)".

37   At the end of section 1061U

Add:

Exceptions

(2) Subject to subsections (4), (6) and (8), subsection (1) applies to a person on or after the commencement of this subsection only if on 19 September 2016:

(a) energy supplement was payable to the person under section 1061UA; or

(b) energy supplement was payable to the person under section 118PA of the Veterans' Entitlements Act.

Note: For subsection (1) to apply to the person on a day on or after that commencement, the person needs to be the holder of a seniors health card on that day.

(3) Subject to subsection (8), if:

(a) energy supplement was payable to a person under section 1061UA, or under section 118PA of the Veterans' Entitlements Act, on 19 September 2016; and

(b) energy supplement ceases to be payable to the person under either of those sections on or after 20 September 2016;

then subsection (1) of this section does not apply, and never again applies, to the person from:

(c) if the cessation occurred before the commencement of this subsection - the start of the day this subsection commences; or

(d) if the cessation occurred on or after the commencement of this subsection - the start of the day of that cessation.

(4) If:

(a) a person was not qualified for energy supplement under subsection (1) on 19 September 2016; and

(b) on 19 September 2016 the person was receiving an income support payment where energy supplement was used to work out the rate of that payment; and

(c) on a day (the cessation day )on or after the commencement of this subsection the person ceases to be in receipt of any income support payment; and

(d) on the day before the cessation day the person was receiving an income support payment where energy supplement was used to work out the rate of that payment; and

(e) the person is required to make a claim for a seniors health card in order for such a card to be granted to the person;

the person can become qualified for energy supplement under subsection (1) only if the person makes a claim for a seniors health card within the period of 6 weeks beginning on the cessation day.

(5) Subject to subsection (8), if:

(a) as a result of a claim mentioned in subsection (4), a seniors health card is issued to a person on a day; and

(b) energy supplement ceases to be payable to the person under section 1061UA on or after that day;

then subsection (1) of this section does not apply, and never again applies, to the person from the start of the day of that cessation.

(6) If:

(a) a person was not qualified for energy supplement under subsection (1) on 31 December 2016; and

(b) on that day, the person was receiving a social security pension and an amount of energy supplement was added to the rate of that pension; and

(c) under subsection 1061ZJA(3) or (4), the Secretary issued a seniors health card to the person;

the person can become qualified for energy supplement under subsection (1) of this section because of holding that card.

(7) Subject to subsection (8), if:

(a) as mentioned in paragraph (6)(c), a seniors health card is issued to a person on a day; and

(b) energy supplement ceases to be payable to the person under section 1061UA on or after that day;

then subsection (1) of this section does not apply, and never again applies, to the person from:

(c) if the cessation occurred before the commencement of this subsection - the start of the day this subsection commences; or

(d) if the cessation occurred on or after the commencement of this subsection - the start of the day of that cessation.

(8) If:

(a) on a day on or after 20 September 2016 the person ceases to hold a seniors health card under the Administration Act or the Veterans' Entitlements Act; and

(b) on that day the person receives an income support payment where energy supplement is used to work out the rate of that payment; and

(c) on a day (the cessation day )on or after the commencement of this subsection, the person ceases to be in receipt of any income support payment; and

(d) on the day before the cessation day the person was receiving an income support payment where energy supplement was used to work out the rate of that payment; and

(e) the person is required to make a claim for a seniors health card in order for such a card to be granted to the person;

the person can become qualified for energy supplement under subsection (1) only if the person makes a claim for a seniors health card within the period of 6 weeks beginning on the cessation day.

38   Transitional provision

If:

(a) before 19 September 2016 a person was receiving an income support payment where energy supplement was used to work out the rate of that payment; and

(b) on a day (the cessation day ) in the period of 6 weeks ending at the end of 19 September 2016, the person ceased to receive that payment; and

(c) on the day before the cessation day, energy supplement was used to work out the rate of that payment; and

(d) the person made a claim under the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 for a seniors health card within the period of 6 weeks beginning on the cessation day; and

(e) the person's claim was granted and the person became the holder of a seniors health card on a day on or after 20 September 2016; and

(f) the person held that card immediately before the commencement of this item;

then:

(g) the person can become qualified for energy supplement under subsection 1061U(1) of the Social Security Act 1991 (despite subsection 1061U(2) of that Act); and

(h) paragraph 1061U(5)(a) of the Social Security Act 1991 applies as if a reference to a claim mentioned in subsection (4) included a reference to a claim mentioned in this item.

Part 4   Energy supplement under the Veterans' Entitlements Act

Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986

104   After subsection 118P(1)

Insert:

(1A) Subject to subsections (1C), (1E) and (1G), subsection (1) applies to a person on or after the commencement of this subsection only if on 19 September 2016:

(a) energy supplement was payable to the person under section 118PA; or

(b) energy supplement was payable to the person under section 1061UA of the Social Security Act 1991.

Note: For subsection (1) to apply to the person on a day on or after that commencement, the person needs to satisfy paragraphs (1)(a) to (b) on that day.

(1B) Subject to subsection (1G), if:

(a) energy supplement was payable to a person under section 118PA, or section 1061UA of the Social Security Act 1991, on 19 September 2016; and

(b) energy supplement ceases to be payable to the person under either of those sections on or after 20 September 2016;

then subsection (1) of this section does not apply, and never again applies, to the person from:

(c) if the cessation occurred before the commencement of this subsection - the start of the day this subsection commences; or

(d) if the cessation occurred on or after the commencement of this subsection - the start of the day of that cessation.

(1C) If:

(a) a person was not eligible for energy supplement under subsection (1) on 19 September 2016; and

(b) on 19 September 2016 the person was receiving an income support payment (within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991), where energy supplement was used to work out the rate of that payment; and

(c) on a day (the cessation day )on or after the commencement of this subsection the person ceases to be in receipt of any income support payment (within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991); and

(d) on the day before the cessation day the person was receiving an income support payment (within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991) where energy supplement was used to work out the rate of that payment; and

(e) the person is required to make a claim for a seniors health card in order for such a card to be granted to the person;

the person can become eligible for energy supplement under subsection (1) only if the person makes a claim for a seniors health card within the period of 6 weeks beginning on the cessation day.

(1D) Subject to subsection (1G), if:

(a) as a result of a claim mentioned in subsection (1C), a person becomes the holder of a seniors health card on a day; and

(b) energy supplement ceases to be payable to the person under section 118PA on or after that day;

then subsection (1) of this section does not apply, and never again applies, to the person from the start of the day of that cessation.

(1E) If:

(a) a person was not eligible for energy supplement under subsection (1) on 31 December 2016; and

(b) on that day, the person was receiving a service pension and an amount of energy supplement was added to the rate of that pension; and

(c) under subsection 118XA(3), the Commission made a determination under section 118ZG that the person is entitled to a seniors health card;

the person can become eligible for energy supplement under subsection (1) of this section because of being the holder of that card.

(1F) Subject to subsection (1G), if:

(a) as mentioned in paragraph (1E)(c), a person becomes the holder of a seniors health card on a day; and

(b) energy supplement ceases to be payable to the person under section 118PA on or after that day;

then subsection (1) of this section does not apply, and never again applies, to the person from:

(c) if the cessation occurred before the commencement of this subsection - the start of the day this subsection commences; or

(d) if the cessation occurred on or after the commencement of this subsection - the start of the day of that cessation.

(1G) If:

(a) on a day on or after 20 September 2016 the person ceases to hold a seniors health card under this Act or the Social Security (Administration) Act 1999; and

(b) on that day the person receives an income support payment (within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991) where energy supplement was used to work out the rate of that payment; and

(c) on a day (the cessation day )on or after the commencement of this subsection the person ceases to be in receipt of any income support payment (within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991); and

(d) on the day before the cessation day the person was receiving an income support payment (within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991) where energy supplement was used to work out the rate of that payment; and

(e) the person is required to make a claim for a seniors health card in order for such a card to be granted to the person;

the person can become eligible for energy supplement under subsection (1) only if the person makes a claim for a seniors health card within the period of 6 weeks beginning on the cessation day.

106   At the end of section 118P

Add:

Portability

(4) If:

(a) on 19 September 2016 energy supplement was payable to a person under section 118PA; and

(b) either:

(i) the person is absent from Australia on 19 September 2016 and has been so for a continuous period not exceeding 6 weeks; or

(ii) the person leaves Australia on a day on or after 20 September 2016 and, on the day before so leaving, energy supplement was payable to the person under section 118PA; and

(c) the person returns to Australia, where the period of that absence has exceeded 6 weeks but not exceeded 19 weeks; and

(d) the person is the holder of a seniors health card on the day before the person returns to Australia;

then the person is taken to have been eligible for energy supplement under this section on each day that occurs in the period beginning on the day after the end of that 6-week period of absence and ending at the end of the day before the person returned to Australia.

(5) Subsection (4) does not limit section 118PB.

Note: After the person's period of absence exceeds 6 weeks, there will be no daily rate of energy supplement for the person: see subsection 118PB(2).

107   Transitional provision

If:

(a) before 19 September 2016 a person was receiving an income support payment (within the meaning of the Social Security Act 1991) where energy supplement was used to work out the rate of that payment; and

(b) on a day (the cessation day ) in the period of 6 weeks ending at the end of 19 September 2016, the person ceased to receive that payment; and

(c) on the day before the cessation day, energy supplement was used to work out the rate of that payment; and

(d) the person made a claim under the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 for a seniors health card within the period of 6 weeks beginning on the cessation day; and

(e) the person's claim was granted and the person became the holder of a seniors health card on a day on or after 20 September 2016; and

(f) the person held that card immediately before the commencement of this item;

then:

(g) the person can become eligible for energy supplement under subsection 118P(1) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 if the person satisfies paragraphs 118P(1)(a) to (b) of that Act (despite subsection 118P(1A) of that Act); and

(h) paragraph 118P(1D)(a) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 applies as if a reference to a claim mentioned in subsection (1C) included a reference to a claim mentioned in this item.

Part 6   Telephone allowance

Social Security Act 1991

125   Subsection 17(1) (subparagraph (l)(ii) of the definition of compensation affected payment)

Omit ", other than a telephone allowance payable to the holder of a seniors health card".

126   Subsection 1061Q(4A)

Repeal the subsection.

127   Subsection 1061SA(1) (cell at table item 10, column 2)

Repeal the cell, substitute:

128   Paragraphs 1061SB(2)(a) and (b)

Repeal the paragraphs.

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

129   Subsection 48(4) (definition of telephone allowance payday)

Repeal the definition, substitute:

telephone allowance payday means the first day on which an instalment of a social security periodic payment would normally be paid to the person on or after any of the following:

(a) 1 January;

(b) 20 March;

(c) 1 July;

(d) 20 September.

130   Subsection 48(4) (definition of working day)

Repeal the definition.

131  Application provisions

(1) The repeal of subsection 1061Q(4A) of the Social Security Act 1991 made by this Part applies in relation to working out if a person is qualified for a telephone allowance on a telephone allowance payday occurring on or after the commencement of this item.

(2) The amendments of sections 1061SA and 1061SB of the Social Security Act 1991 made by this Part apply in relation to working out the rate of telephone allowance for a telephone allowance payday occurring on or after the commencement of this item.

Part 7   Single income family supplement

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

132   At the end of subsection 57G(1)

Add:

Note: This section does not apply to certain individuals: see section 57GDA.

133   At the end of Subdivision A of Division 6 of Part 3

Add:

57GDA Cessation of eligibility

(1) Section 57G does not apply to an individual on or after the commencement of this section unless the individual was eligible for single income family supplement in respect of the day before that commencement.

(2) Section 57G does not apply, and never again applies, to the individual from the start of the first day on or after the commencement of this section on which the individual ceases to be eligible for single income family supplement.

(3) If:

(a) an individual is eligible for single income family supplement in respect of a period falling within the income year (the relevant income year ) ending on the day before the commencement of this section or within a later income year (also the relevant income year ); and

(b) in order to become entitled to be paid single income family supplement in respect of that period, the individual is required to make a claim for payment of single income family supplement for a past period; and

(c) the individual does not make the claim in accordance with section 65KD of the Family Assistance Administration Act;

then section 57G of this Act does not apply, and never again applies, to the individual from the start of the first income year after the relevant income year.

Schedule 21A   Income limit for FTB Part A supplement

A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999

1   Before subclause 38A(1) of Schedule 1

Insert:

(1A) Despite any other provision of this clause, the amount of the FTB Part A supplement to be added in working out an individual's maximum rate under clause 3, or an individual's Method 2 base rate under clause 25, is nil if the individual's adjusted taxable income is more than $80,000.

Note: If the individual is a member of a couple, the individual's adjusted taxable income includes the adjusted taxable income of the individual's partner: see clause 3 of Schedule 3.

2   Application provision

The amendment made by this Schedule applies in relation to working out the rate of family tax benefit for days on or after the commencement of this Schedule.

Schedule 22   Rates of R&D tax offset

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

1   Subsection 355-100(1) (cell at table item 1, column headed "The percentage is:")

Repeal the cell, substitute:

2   Subsection 355-100(1) (cell at table item 2, column headed "The percentage is:")

Repeal the cell, substitute:

3   Subsection 355-100(1) (cell at table item 3, column headed "The percentage is:")

Repeal the cell, substitute:

4   Subsection 355-100(1) (note)

Omit "45%", substitute "43.5%".

5   Application of amendments

The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to assessments for income years commencing on or after 1 July 2016.

Schedule 23   Single touch payroll reporting

Part 1   Reporting by employers

Division 1   Main amendments

Taxation Administration Act 1953

1   After Division 388 in Schedule 1

Insert:

Division 389 - Reporting by employers

Guide to Division 389

389-1 What this Division is about

Employers may notify to the Commissioner certain amounts that are the subject of notification or reporting obligations under other provisions of the taxation law. Substantial employers must (unless they are exempted) notify most of those amounts to the Commissioner under this Division.

In many cases this Division has the effect of bringing forward the due dates for notification or reporting under the other provisions, but notifying under this Division may reduce an employer's obligations to notify or report under the other provisions.

Table of sections

389-5 Required reporting by substantial employers

389-10 Exemptions

389-15 Voluntary reporting by employers

389-20 Effect on reporting requirements under Subdivision 16-C

389-25 Grace periods for correcting false or misleading notifications

389-5 Required reporting by substantial employers

(1) If:

(a) there is an amount of a kind referred to in column 1 of an item in the following table that arises as a result of conduct of an entity (such as payment of an amount or provision of a benefit); and

(b) the entity has been a *substantial employer at any time on or after 1 April 2018 (whether or not the entity is currently a substantial employer);

the entity must notify the Commissioner of the amount on or before the day referred to in column 2 of that item.

Note: Section 286-75 provides an administrative penalty for breach of this section.

(2) The notification must be in the *approved form. However, the approved form must not require information about an amount unless it is:

(a) the amount to be notified under subsection (1); or

(b) an amount of a kind determined by the Commissioner under subsection (3).

(3) The Commissioner may, by legislative instrument, determine kinds of amounts for the purposes of paragraph (2)(b).

(4) In applying item 1 of the table in subsection (1), a requirement to withhold a nil amount is to be treated as a requirement to withhold an amount.

(5) This section does not apply to an entity to the extent (if any) that the entity is covered by an exemption under section 389-10 for the income year in which the entity's conduct occurs.

(6) An entity is a substantial employer at a particular time if, on the most recent 1 April occurring before that time:

(a) 20 or more individuals were employees of the entity; or

(b) if the entity was a member of a *wholly-owned group on that 1 April - the total number of employees of all of the members of the group was 20 or more.

389-10 Exemptions

Exempting classes of entities

(1) The Commissioner may, by legislative instrument, exempt a class of entities from section 389-5 for one or more income years.

(2) The exemption may be limited to the extent specified in the instrument.

Exempting particular entities

(3) The Commissioner may, on application by an entity (an exemption application ) or on the Commissioner's own initiative, exempt the entity from section 389-5 for one or more income years.

(4) The exemption may be limited to the extent specified in the notice under paragraph (5)(a).

(5) The Commissioner must notify the entity in writing if:

(a) the Commissioner exempts the entity under subsection (3); or

(b) refuses an exemption application by the entity.

(6) The Commissioner is taken to have refused an exemption application if the Commissioner fails to notify the entity in writing of the Commissioner's decision on the application within 60 days after the application is made.

(7) The entity may object, in the manner set out in Part IVC, against:

(a) a decision of the Commissioner to refuse an exemption application; or

(b) a decision of the Commissioner to limit the extent of an exemption under subsection (4).

389-15 Voluntary reporting by employers

Section 389-5 amounts

(1) An entity that is not, and has not at any time on or after 1 April 2018 been, a *substantial employer may notify the Commissioner of an amount that it would be required to notify under section 389-5 if it were a substantial employer.

(2) The notification:

(a) must be given on or before the day on or before which the entity would be required to notify under section 389-5 if it were a *substantial employer; and

(b) must be in the form approved for the purposes of subsection (2) of that section.

Other amounts

(3) If:

(a) an amount arises as a result of conduct of an entity (such as payment of an amount or provision of a benefit); and

(b) the amount is an amount of a kind referred to in column 1 of an item in the following table;

the entity may notify the Commissioner of the amount on or before the day referred to in column 2 of that item.

(4) The notification must be in the *approved form.

Note: The approved form may require information about other amounts, in addition to the amount to be notified: see paragraph 388-50(1)(c).

389-20 Effect on reporting requirements under Subdivision 16-C

(1) An entity is not required to comply with a requirement of:

(a) section 16-150 (Commissioner must be notified of amounts); or

(b) section 16-153 (annual reports - other payments); or

(c) section 16-155 (annual payment summary); or

(d) section 16-160 (part-year payment summary); or

(e) section 16-165 (payment summaries for superannuation lump sums and payments for termination of employment); or

(f) section 16-175 in relation to compliance with any requirements under section 16-155, 16-160 or 16-165;

to give a notice, report or statement to the extent that it would relate to an amount that the entity has notified under section 389-5 or 389-15.

(2) However, paragraphs (1)(b), (c) and (e) do not apply, in relation to requirement to give a notice, report or statement relating to payments made in a *financial year, unless, within 14 days after the end of the financial year, the entity makes a declaration to the Commissioner that:

(a) states that the entity has notified under section 389-5 or 389-15 all the information that the entity would otherwise be required to give under sections 16-153, 16-155 and 16-165 relating to payments made in the financial year; and

(b) is in the *approved form.

389-25 Grace periods for correcting false or misleading notifications

When notifications can be corrected

(1) An entity that has made a statement (a withholding statement ) under section 389-5 notifying an amount under item 1 or 2 of the table in subsection 389-5(1) (and no other item in that table) may correct the statement:

(a) within the period determined by the Commissioner under subsection (2); or

(b) if paragraph (a) does not apply but the entity is covered by a determination under subsection (5) - within the period specified in that determination.

Note: Correcting the statement can protect the person from liability for a false or misleading withholding statement: see subsections 8K(2A), 8N(2) and 284-75(8).

Determinations for particular entities

(2) The Commissioner may determine the period within which the entity may correct a withholding statement.

(3) The Commissioner must give the entity written notice of the determination.

(4) The entity may object, in the manner set out in Part IVC, against a decision of the Commissioner determining a period under subsection (2) relating to the entity.

Determinations for classes of entities

(5) The Commissioner may, by legislative instrument, determine the period within which entities included in a class of entitiesspecified in the determination may correct a withholding statement.

Division 2   Other amendments

Income Tax Assessment Act 1997

2   Subsection 995-1(1) (at the end of the definition of BAS provisions)

Add:

; and (d) Division 389 in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953.

3   Subsection 995-1(1)

Insert:

substantial employer has the meaning given by subsection 389-5(6) in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953.

Taxation Administration Act 1953

4   After section 8AAZLGA

Insert:

8AAZLGB Retaining refunds until notification under Division 389 or ascertainment of liability

Commissioner may retain an amount

(1) The Commissioner may retain an amount that he or she otherwise would have to refund to an entity under section 8AAZLF, if:

(a) the Commissioner reasonably believes that the entity has made a payment as a result of which the entity:

(i) is, or will be, required to notify the Commissioner under section 389-5 in Schedule 1; or

(ii) may notify the Commissioner under section 389-15 in that Schedule; and

(b) the entity has not notified the Commissioner of the amount under that section; and

(c) the notification affects or may affect the amount that the Commissioner refunds to the entity.

(2) The Commissioner must inform the entity that he or she has retained the amount under this section. He or she must do so within 14 days after the day on which the relevant RBA surplus or credit arose.

How long the amount may be retained

(3) The Commissioner may retain the amount until:

(a) the entity has given the Commissioner that notification (including notification of a nil amount); or

(b) if subparagraph (1)(a)(i) applied - the Commissioner becomes reasonably satisfied that the entity is not required to give that notification; or

(c) the Commissioner becomes reasonably satisfied that the entity does not have a liability (a PAYGW liability ) to pay to the Commissioner an amount of a kind referred to in item 1 of the table in subsection 389-5(1) in Schedule 1; or

(d) the Commissioner ascertains (including as a result of making an estimate) the total amount of the entity's outstanding PAYGW liabilities;

whichever happens first.

Note: Interest is payable under the Taxation (Interest on Overpayments and Early Payments) Act 1983 if the Commissioner is late in making the payment under subsection (3).

Objecting to the decision to retain the amount

(4) The entity may object to a decision of the Commissioner to retain the amount under this section in the manner set out in Part IVC, if the entity is dissatisfied with the decision.

Note: For the start of the period for objecting to the decision, see paragraph 14ZW(1)(aae) and subsection 14ZW(4).

(5) Before the end of the 7 days after the start of the period during which, under section 14ZW, the entity may object to the decision, the Commissioner must notify the entity, in writing, that the entity may object to the decision.

(6) A failure to comply with subsection (5) does not affect the validity of the decision.

5   After subsection 8K(2)

Insert:

(2A) Subsection (1) or (1B) does not apply if:

(a) the statement (the original statement ) was made under section 389-5 in Schedule 1 notifying an amount under item 1 or 2 of the table in subsection 389-5(1) in that Schedule (and no other item in that table); and

(b) the original statement related to the financial year in which it was made; and

(c) the person who made the original statement makes a further statement to a taxation officer that corrects the original statement in each of the respects in which it is false or misleading in a material particular; and

(d) the further statement:

(i) is in the approved form; and

(ii) if subsection 389-25(1) in that Schedule provides for a period for correcting the original statement - is made within that period; and

(iii) without limiting subparagraph (ii), is made within 14 days after the end of the financial year in which the original statement was made.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subsection (2A), see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.

6   Section 8N

Before "A person", insert "(1)".

7   At the end of section 8N

Add:

(2) This section does not apply if:

(a) the statement (the original statement ) was made under section 389-5 in Schedule 1 notifying an amount under item 1 or 2 of the table in subsection 389-5(1) in that Schedule (and no other item in that table); and

(b) the original statement related to the financial year in which it was made; and

(c) the person who made the original statement makes a further statement to a taxation officer that corrects the original statement in each of the respects in which it is false or misleading in a material particular; and

(d) the further statement:

(i) is in the approved form; and

(ii) if subsection 389-25(1) in that Schedule provides for a period for correcting the original statement - is made within that period; and

(iii) without limiting subparagraph (ii), is made within 14 days after the end of the financial year in which the original statement was made.

Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subsection (2), see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.

8   After paragraph 14ZW(1)(aad)

Insert:

(aae) if the taxation objection is made under subsection 8AAZLGB(4) of this Act (retaining refunds until notification under Division 389 or ascertainment of liability) - the period:

(i) starting at the end of the 60 day period after the end of the day before which, under subsection 8AAZLGB(2), the Commissioner is required to inform the entity mentioned in section 8AAZLGB that the Commissioner has retained an amount under that section; and

(ii) ending on the day (if any) on which, under subsection 8AAZLGB(3), the Commissioner ceases to be entitled to retain the amount; or

9   At the end of section 16-150 in Schedule 1

Add:

Note: This section does not apply to amounts that an employer notifies to the Commissioner under Division 389: see section 389-20.

10   At the end of subsection 16-153(1) in Schedule 1

Add:

Note: A report under this subsection will not cover amounts that an employer notifies to the Commissioner under Division 389: see section 389-20.

11   At the end of subsection 16-153(2) in Schedule 1

Add:

Note: A report under this subsection will not cover amounts that an employer notifies to the Commissioner under Division 389: see section 389-20.

12   At the end of subsection 16-155(2) in Schedule 1

Add:

Note: A payment summary under this section will not cover amounts that an employer notifies to the Commissioner under Division 389: see section 389-20.

13   At the end of subsection 16-160(1) in Schedule 1

Add:

Note: A payment summary under this section will not cover amounts that an employer notifies to the Commissioner under Division 389: see section 389-20.

14   Paragraph 16-160(1)(c) in Schedule 1

Omit "or" (last occurring).

15   Paragraph 16-160(1)(d) in Schedule 1

Repeal the paragraph.

16   Subsection 16-160(2) in Schedule 1

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(2) The payer must comply with the request within 14 days after receiving it, unless:

(a) the recipient is an individual and has a *reportable fringe benefits amount, for the income year ending at the end of that *financial year, in respect of his or her employment (within the meaning of the Fringe Benefits Tax Assessment Act 1986) by the payer; or

(b) the payer has made *reportable employer superannuation contributions, in respect of the recipient's employment, during the financial year.

17   At the end of section 16-165 in Schedule 1

Add:

Note: A payment summary under this section will not cover amounts that an employer notifies to the Commissioner under Division 389: see section 389-20.

18   Subsection 269-30(2) in Schedule 1 (cell at table item 1, column 3)

Repeal the cell, substitute:

19   At the end of section 284-75 in Schedule 1

Add:

Further exception to subsection (1)

(8) You are not liable to an administrative penalty under subsection (1) if:

(a) you made the statement (the original statement ) under section 389-5 notifying an amount under item 1 or 2 of the table in subsection 389-5(1) (and no other item in that table); and

(b) the original statement related to the *financial year in which you made it; and

(c) you make a further statement to a taxation officer that corrects the original statement in each of the respects in which it is false or misleading in a material particular; and

(d) the further statement:

(i) is in the *approved form; and

(ii) if subsection 389-25(1) in that Schedule provides for a period for correcting the original statement - is made within that period; and

(iii) without limiting subparagraph (ii), is made within 14 days after the end of the financial year in which the original statement was made.

20   At the end of subsection 286-75(1) in Schedule 1

Add:

Note: You may not be liable to a penalty in relation to a failure to notify an amount referred to in item 1 or 2 of the table in section 389-5 during the period provided for by subitem 22(2) of Schedule 23 to the Budget Savings (Omnibus) Act 2016.

Taxation (Interest on Overpayments and Early Payments) Act 1983

21   Section 12AF (paragraph (b) of the definition of RBA interest day)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

(b) if, by the day applicable under paragraph (a), the person has not given the Commissioner a notification that:

(i) is required for the refund under section 8AAZLG or 8AAZLGB (as the case requires) of the Taxation Administration Act 1953; and

(ii) that is accurate so far as it relates to the refund;

the day on which that notification is given to the Commissioner;

Division 3   Application

22   Application - required reporting

(1) The amendments made by this Part apply in relation to an amount that an entity is required to notify to the Commissioner if the requirement to notify arises on or after the following day (the application day ):

(a) the day determined under item 24;

(b) if no such day is determined:

(i) if the entity was a substantial employer immediately before 1 July 2018 - 1 July 2018; or

(ii) otherwise - the first 1 July after which the entity first becomes a substantial employer after 1 July 2018.

(2) Despite subitem (1), the entity is not liable to a penalty under subsection 286-75(1) in Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 in relation to a failure to notify the Commissioner under section 389-5 in that Schedule if:

(a) the failure relates to an amount referred to in item 1 or 2 of the table in section 389-5 in that Schedule; and

(b) the failure occurs during the 12 month period following the entity's application day; and

(c) the Commissioner has not, during that period but before that failure, given to the entity a written notice that:

(i) related to an earlier failure by the entity to notify the Commissioner under section 389-5 in that Schedule; and

(ii) advised the entity that a further failure to comply with that section may result in the entity being liable to an administrative penalty.

23   Application - voluntary reporting

The amendments made by this Part apply in relation to an amount that an entity may notify to the Commissioner if the entitlement to notify arises on or after the following day (the application day):

(a) the day determined under item 24;

(b) if no such day is determined - 1 July 2018.

24   Determining the application day

The Commissioner may, by legislative instrument, determine a day that is later than 1 July 2018 to be the application day.

Part 2   Choice of fund

Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992

25   Paragraph 32C(2B)(b)

Omit "gives the employer written notice", substitute "or the Commissioner gives the employer notice".

26   Paragraph 32C(2B)(c)

Omit "that the employee included in the written notice", substitute "included in the notice".

27   Subparagraph 32C(2B)(c)(i)

Repeal the subparagraph, substitute:

(i) within 21 days after the employer is given the notice; and

28   Subsection 32F(1)

Repeal the subsection, substitute:

(1) If an employee wants a fund to be a chosen fund for the employee, the employee must:

(a) give the employer written notice to that effect; or

(b) give the Commissioner a notice to that effect in the approved form.

Note: A fund can only be a chosen fund if the employer is able to make contributions to the fund for the benefit of the employee (see subsection 32G(2)).

29   Subsection 32F(2)

Omit "gives the notice to the employer", substitute "or the Commissioner gives the notice to the employer,".

30   Paragraph 32F(3)(a)

After "the employer", insert "or the Commissioner".

31   Subsection 32FA(1)

Omit "if the employee does not provide, together with the notice under that section", substitute "and notified under paragraph 32F(1)(a) if the employee does not provide, together with the notice".

32   Paragraph 32H(1)(b)

Omit "the employee has not given", substitute "neither the employee nor the Commissioner has given".

33   After subsection 32H(1)

Insert:

(1A) The employee may give the employer a written notice, or give the Commissioner a notice in the approved form, stating that the old fund continues to be a chosen fund for the employee.

34   Before section 32X

Insert:

32W Disclosing tax file numbers provided in standard choice forms

A taxation officer (within the meaning of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997) may disclose another person's tax file number (within the meaning of that Act) if:

(a) the other person provided the number to the Commissioner in a notice given to the Commissioner under paragraph 32F(1)(b); and

(b) the disclosure is to the other person's employer.

Taxation Administration Act 1953

35   Subsection 355-50(2) in Schedule 1 (at the end of the table)

Add:

36   Application

(1) The amendments made by items 34 and 35 apply in relation to disclosures of information on or after 1 January 2017 (whether the information was acquired before, on or after that day).

(2) The other amendments made to the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 by this Part apply in relation to notices given on or after 1 January 2017.

Part 3   TFN declarations

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

37   Subsection 202C(2)

After "the declaration", insert "must be made to the payer or the Commissioner, and".

38   After subsection 202CF(1)

Insert:

(1A) However, subsection (1) does not apply if the recipient's tax file number has been disclosed to the payer under section 202CG before the end of that 14 day period.

39   At the end of Division 3 of Part VA

Add:

202CG Disclosing recipients' tax file numbers to payers

A taxation officer (within the meaning of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997) may disclose a recipient's tax file number to a payer of the recipient if the recipient provided the number to the Commissioner in a TFN declaration.

Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

40   At the end of section 299C

Add:

(4) A disclosure of the employee's tax file number to the employer under section 202CG of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 is taken, for the purposes of this section, to be a quotation of the number by the employee to his or her employer in connection with the operation of Division 3 of Part VA of that Act.

41   Application

(1) The amendment made by item 37 applies in relation to declarations made on or after 1 January 2017.

(2) The amendment made by item 38 applies in relation to relationships (of a kind referred to in subsection 202CF(1) of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936) commenced on or after 1 January 2017.

(3) The amendments made by items 39 and 40 apply in relation to disclosures of tax file numbers on or after 1 January 2017 (whether the information was acquired before, on or after that day).

Part 4   TFN validation

Income Tax Assessment Act 1936

42   After section 202CE

Insert:

202CEA Validation notices

(1) The Commissioner may give a payer a notice under subsection (2) if:

(a) the payer gives the Commissioner information that the payer believes to be:

(i) the full name, tax file number and date of birth of a person; or

(ii) the full name, tax file number, date of birth and address of a person; and

(b) the Commissioner is satisfied that:

(i) the person is a recipient of the payer; and

(ii) the recipient has made a TFN declaration in relation to the payer; and

(c) the Commissioner is satisfied, having regard to the information (if any) that the Commissioner has recorded for the tax file number given, that it is reasonable to give the notice.

(2) The notice must state whether or not the Commissioner is able to validate the information given.

(3) To avoid doubt, a notice that the Commissioner is not able to validate the information is not a notice under subsection 202CE(3).

(4) If a person states his or her tax file number in a TFN declaration in relation to the payer, the payer may use the tax file number in a manner connecting it with the person's identity for the purpose of asking the Commissioner to validate information about the person under this section.

43   Application

The amendment made by this Part applies in relation to information given to the Commissioner on or after 1 January 2017.

Schedule 24   Single appeal path under the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

1   Section 344

Omit "claimant's rights to apply for reconsideration or review", substitute "claimant's right to apply for review".

2   Section 344

Omit:

There are 2 possible paths in the reconsideration and review process depending on the type of reconsideration sought by the claimant.

3   Section 344

Omit "ask the Commission to reconsider it or".

4   Section 344

Omit "If dissatisfied with the determination on reconsideration or review", substitute "If dissatisfied with the determination on review".

5   Paragraph 345A(2)(c)

Repeal the paragraph.

6   Subsection 346(5)

Omit "request a reconsideration of the determination under section 349 or".

7   Section 349 (heading)

Repeal the heading, substitute:

349 Chief of the Defence Force initiating reconsideration of determinations

8   Subsections 349(1) to (3)

Repeal the subsections.

9   Subsection 352(2)

Repeal the subsection.

10   After subsection 354(1A)

Insert:

(1B) If:

(a) a person applies to the Tribunal for review of a decision (the reviewable decision ) that is a reviewable determination made by the Board; and

(b) that reviewable determination is a determination affirming an original determination made by the Commission; and

(c) in the course of the review by the Tribunal, the person provides to the Tribunal a document relevant to the review; and

(d) the Tribunal is satisfied that, at the time when the Board made the reviewable determination, the Board did not have the document and the person could have provided the document to the Board without unreasonable expense or inconvenience; and

(e) the Tribunal is satisfied that, if the Board had the document at the time when the Board made the reviewable determination, the Board would have made a determination more favourable to the claimant than the reviewable determination;

then section 42D of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 applies in relation to the review by the Tribunal of the reviewable decision as if references in that section to the person who made the decision were instead references to the Commission.

(1C) If, under subsection 42D(1) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 (as modified by subsection (1B) of this section), the Tribunal remits the reviewable decision to the Commission for reconsideration of that decision by the Commission:

(a) subsections 42D(2), (5), (6) and (7) of that Act do not apply in relation to that remittal; and

(b) the Commission must reconsider that decision, and do one of the following things, within the period of 28 days beginning on the day on which that decision was remitted to the Commission:

(i) affirm that decision;

(ii) vary that decision;

(iii) set aside that decision and make a new decision in substitution for the decision set aside; and

(c) if the Commission has not reconsidered that decision, and done one of those things, within that 28-day period, the Commission is taken to have affirmed that decision; and

(d) subsections 42D(3), (4) and (8) of that Act apply in relation to that remittal.

Note: Section 42D of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 applies normally in respect of other kinds of reviewable determinations.

11   After subsection 357(6)

Insert:

(6A) If, in any proceedings, the Tribunal varies or sets aside a reviewable determination made by the Board, the Tribunal must not make an order under subsection (2) or (4) in favour of a claimant in relation to the costs of those proceedings if:

(a) in the course of the review by the Tribunal, the claimant provided to the Tribunal a document relevant to the review; and

(b) the Tribunal is satisfied that, at the time when the Board made the reviewable determination, the Board did not have the document and the claimant could have provided the document to the Board without unreasonable expense or inconvenience; and

(c) the Tribunal is satisfied that, if the Board had the document at the time when the Board made the reviewable determination, the Board would have made a determination more favourable to the claimant than the reviewable determination.

(6B) If, in any proceedings, the Tribunal varies or sets aside a reviewable determination made by the Board, the Tribunal must not make an order under subsection (2) or (4) in favour of a claimant in relation to the costs of those proceedings if the Tribunal is satisfied that:

(a) in connection with the review by the Tribunal or Board, the claimant was granted legal aid under a Commonwealth, State or Territory legal aid scheme or service; or

(b) the claimant failed, without reasonable excuse, to appear at the hearing of the review by the Board; or

(c) in connection with the review by the Board, the claimant failed to comply with a direction under subsection 148(4B) of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986; or

(d) the claimant failed to comply with a notice under section 330 before the Commission made the original determination in relation to which the reviewable determination was made.

(6C) If, in any proceedings, the Tribunal remits a reviewable determination made by the Board to the Commission as mentioned in subsection 354(1C), the Tribunal must not make an order under subsection (2) or (4) in favour of a claimant in relation to the costs of those proceedings.

12   Section 359

Omit "Sections 356, 357 and 358 do", substitute "Section 356 does".

13   Application provision

The amendments made by this Schedule apply in relation to original determinations made on or after the commencement of this item.