Social Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare Reform) Act 2018 (26 of 2018)

Schedule 17   Information management

Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

49   Section 194

Repeal the section, substitute:

194 Obtaining information about a person who owes a debt to the Commonwealth

The Secretary may require a person to give information, or produce a document, to the Department if the Secretary considers the information or document:

(a) would help the Department locate another person (the debtor ) who owes a debt to the Commonwealth under or as a result of the social security law; or

(b) is relevant to the debtor's financial situation.


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