Issuing release authorities
139-115 Issuing release authorities
If an order under section 139‑60 in respect of a *specified child abuse offence is given to the Commissioner, the Commissioner must issue one or more release authorities to one or more *superannuation providers that hold *superannuation interests for the perpetrator of the offence.
The purpose of the release authority is to allow the Commissioner to pay the victim an amount that meets a debt the perpetrator owes the victim under an order mentioned in paragraph 139‑55(1)(b).
The Commissioner must not issue a release authority under subsection (1) to either of the following:
an *RSA provider that is not a *constitutional corporation;
a trustee of a *superannuation fund that is not a regulated superannuation fund.
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