Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

This section applies if:

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

either:

the Secretary has given the first person or another person a voucher under subsection 123YC(2) or 123YD(2); or

the Secretary has given the first person or another person a stored value card under subsection 123YE(2), 123YF(2), 123YM(2), 123YN(2), 123YO(2) or 123YP(2); and

the Secretary’s action resulted in the first person’s income management account being debited; and

a person (the unauthorised person) other than the person to whom the voucher or stored value card was given:

obtains possession of the voucher or stored value card from the person to whom the voucher or stored value card was given; and

uses the voucher or stored value card to acquire goods or services or to obtain cash; and

the unauthorised person does so without the consent of the person to whom the voucher or stored value card was given.

In the case of the use of a voucher, an amount equal to the face value of the voucher is a debt due by the unauthorised person to the Commonwealth.

For debt recovery, see Chapter 5 of the 1991 Act.

In the case of the use of a stored value card, an amount equal to the monetary value involved in the use is a debt due by the unauthorised person to the Commonwealth.

For debt recovery, see Chapter 5 of the 1991 Act.

In the case of the use of a voucher, the Secretary may determine, in writing, that the first person’s income management account is to be credited by an amount equal to the face value of the voucher.

If the Secretary makes a determination under subsection (4), then an amount equal to the face value of the voucher is:

credited to the Income Management Record; and

credited to the first person’s income management account.

In the case of the use of a stored value card, the Secretary may determine, in writing, that the first person’s income management account is to be credited by an amount equal to the monetary value involved in the use.

If the Secretary makes a determination under subsection (6), then an amount equal to the monetary value involved in the use is:

credited to the Income Management Record; and

credited to the first person’s income management account.