Section 1222 — Social Security Act 1991: General effect of Chapter

(1) This Chapter provides the methods for recovery by the Commonwealth of: (a) debts owed to the Commonwealth under Part 5.2; and (b) debts owed to the Commonwealth under section 1135; and (ba) debts owed to the Commonwealth under Parts 3AA and 3B of the Administration Act; and (c) overpayments under certain other Acts or schemes; and (ca) debts incurred under other Acts for failing to repay part or all of overpayments referred to in paragraph (c); and (d) debts under subsection 11(6) of the Data-matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990. (2) The methods of recovery available for the various types of debt are set out in the following table: Recovery methods table Column 1 Item Column 2 Debt Column 3 Means Column 4 Provision 1 1135 (home equity access scheme debt) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 2 1223 (debt arising under this Act) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 3 1223AA (debt arising from prepayment) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 4 1223AB (debt arising from ART stay order) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 4A 1223ABB (debts in respect of child disability assistance) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 4B 1223ABC (debts in respect of carer supplement for 2009) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 4C 1223ABD (debts in respect of carer supplement for 2010 and later years) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 4D 1223ABE (debts in respect of relocation scholarship payments) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 4E 1223ABF (debts in respect of student start-up loans) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 4F 1223ABG (debts in respect of one-off energy assistance payments) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 4G 1223ABH (debts in respect of 2019 one-off energy assistance payments) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 4H 1223ABI (debts in respect of first 2020 economic support payments) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 4J 1223ABJ (debts in respect of second 2020 economic support payments) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 4K 1223ABK (debts in respect of additional economic support payment 2020) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 4L 1223ABL (debts in respect of additional economic support payment 2021) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 4M 1223ABM (debts in respect of 2022 cost of living payment) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 5 1224AA deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 6 1224AB (conviction of person for involvement in offence by debtor) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 7 1224B (education entry payment) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 8 1224C (Data-matching program debts) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 9 1224D (mobility allowance advance debt) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 10 1224E (debt arising from advance payments of social security entitlements) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 11 1225 (compensation debt) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 12 1226 (compensation payer and insurer debts) legal proceedings 1232 13 1226A (compensation arrears debt) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 14 1227 (assurance of support debt) enforcement of security deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1230C 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 15 1227B (youth training allowance debts) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 15A 1228A (comparable foreign payment debts) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 16 1229C (interest on debt) deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 18 1230 (garnishee notice debt) legal proceedings garnishee notice 1232 1233 19 1230A (garnishee notice debt under 1947 Act) legal proceedings garnishee notice 1232 1233 20 Parts 3AA and 3B of the Administration Act deductions legal proceedings garnishee notice repayment by instalments 1231, 1234A 1232 1233 1234 Note: An additional 10% penalty is payable in some cases: see section 1228B. (3) If a person: (a) has received an overpayment under certain other Acts or schemes; or (b) has incurred a debt under another Act (whether before or after the commencement of this paragraph) for failing to repay part or all of such an overpayment; the amount of the overpayment or debt may be recoverable by means of deductions from the person’s social security payment. Note: For deductions see section 1231.