Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

This section applies if:

a person (the first person) is subject to the income management regime; and

the first person’s income management account has a credit balance; and

the first person does not have a Part 3B payment nominee.

The Secretary may, on behalf of the Commonwealth:

make a payment in discharge, in whole or in part, of an obligation of the first person to pay an amount to a third person in respect of expenditure incurred by the first person in relation to goods or services; or

with the consent of the first person, make a payment in discharge, in whole or in part, of an obligation of a third person to pay an amount to a fourth person in respect of expenditure incurred by the third person in relation to goods or services; or

make a payment in discharge, in whole or in part, of an obligation of the first person to pay an amount by way of rates or land tax; or

with the consent of the first person, make a payment in discharge, in whole or in part, of an obligation of a third person to pay an amount by way of rates or land tax;

If the Secretary makes a payment under subsection (2), the Income Management Record is debited by an amount equal to the amount paid.

If the Secretary makes a payment under subsection (2), the first person’s income management account is debited by an amount equal to the amount paid.

The Secretary must not make a payment under paragraph (2)(a) or (b) if the Secretary is satisfied that the relevant goods or services are excluded goods or excluded services.

If the Secretary makes a payment under subsection (2), the payment does not have consequences under the income tax law for the first person.