Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014

CHAPTER 2 - COMMONWEALTH ENTITIES AND THE COMMONWEALTH  

PART 2-2 - ACCOUNTABLE AUTHORITIES AND OFFICIALS  

Division 1 - Requirements applying to accountable authorities  

SECTION 11  

11   RECOVERY OF DEBTS  

Guide to this section

The purpose of this section is to require accountable authorities of non-corporate Commonwealth entities to pursue the recovery of debts owing to the Commonwealth.

This section is made for paragraph 103(c) of the Act.


The accountable authority of a non-corporate Commonwealth entity must pursue recovery of each debt for which the accountable authority is responsible unless:

(a)    the accountable authority considers that it is not economical to pursue recovery of the debt; or

(b)    the accountable authority is satisfied that the debt is not legally recoverable; or

(c)    the debt has been written off as authorised by an Act.


 

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