s 98
In forceWaiver of debt relating to an offence
Volume 1Parts 1 to 5 (sections 1 to 152D)
Part 4Overpayments and debt recovery
Division 4Non‑recovery of debts
98 Waiver of debt relating to an offence
(1)
If:
(a)
a debtor has been convicted of an offence that gave rise to a proportion of a debt; and
(b)
the court indicated in sentencing the debtor that it imposed a longer custodial sentence on the debtor because he or she was unable or unwilling to pay the debt;
the Secretary must waive the right to recover the proportion of the debt that arose in connection with the offence.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, a proportion of a debt may be 100% of the debt.
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