When order can be made—referable debts
36 When order can be made—referable debts
The Chief Commissioner may make a debt recovery order in respect of a referable debt if the responsible authority for the referable debt refers the referable debt to the Chief Commissioner for the making of a debt recovery order.
The Chief Commissioner is not required to inquire into whether this Act authorises a matter to be referred to the Chief Commissioner for the making of a debt recovery order.
If the Chief Commissioner serves a debt notice in relation to a referable debt on behalf of a responsible authority, it is not necessary for the debt to be referred to the Chief Commissioner for the making of a debt recovery order.
However, the Chief Commissioner is not to make a debt recovery order unless the matter could have been referred to the Chief Commissioner if the responsible authority had served the debt notice.
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