Monetary Penalties Enforcement Act 2005

An employer who deducts an amount from an employee's earnings under a redirection of money owing order must, within 7 days after the end of the month in which the amount is deducted or within such longer period, not being more than 21 days, as the Director allows – pay to the Director the amounts deducted; and give to the Director a return in the approved form. Fine not exceeding 25 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or both.

An employer who does not deduct an amount from an employee's earnings under a redirection of money owing order relating to an employee in a particular month must, within 7 days after the end of the month, or within such longer period, not being more than 21 days, as the Director allows, give to the Director a return in the approved form. Fine not exceeding 15 penalty units.

An employer who pays earnings to an employee while a redirection of money owing order relating to the employee is in force must give to the employee a written notice stating – the amount deducted under the notice; or if no deduction is made, that no deduction has been made under the notice. Fine not exceeding 15 penalty units.

If an employee to whom a redirection of money owing order relates stops being an employee while the notice is in force, the employer must give to the Director notice of that fact in the approved form within 7 days after the end of the month in which the employment ended or within such longer period, not being more than 21 days, as the Director allows. Fine not exceeding 15 penalty units.