Section 448 — Social Security Act 2018: Regulations: remittance or suspension of debt

448 Regulations: remittance or suspension of debt (1) The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister, make regulations requiring or permitting— (a) the recovery of amounts recoverable under regulations made under section 444 to be suspended; or (b) those amounts to be remitted. (2) Regulations made under subsection (1) may require or permit the suspension of recovery of amounts, or the remission of amounts,— (a) of a particular kind or from persons of a particular kind: (b) of a particular value (which may differ between persons of a particular kind): (c) in the case of suspension, for periods that may differ for amounts of a particular kind or value, or between persons of a particular kind. (3) The Minister must not recommend the making of regulations made under subsection (1) unless satisfied that they are likely to— (a) prevent accumulation of debt by any category of beneficiary and assist those beneficiaries to reduce their levels of debt while on a benefit; or (b) assist any category of beneficiary to move from dependence on a benefit to self-support through employment by ensuring that those beneficiaries do not face increasing benefit debt repayments when they enter the workforce; or (c) provide a positive incentive for beneficiaries to enter employment or stay in employment; or (d) achieve more than 1 of the objectives set out in paragraphs (a) to (c). Compare: 1964 No 136 s 132G