Thread: about time

So what happens if they can't make the repayments?

Originally Posted by Landy Smurf

So what happens if they can't make the repayments?

If they are in employment then wages will be garnisheed if repayments are not forthcoming. If receiving an Allowance or Pension then 14% may be deducted from each payment until the debt is satisfied. If the debtor has any property then they may be required to sell this, or a caveat may be placed on the property to enforce the Commonwealth's interest in the property.

I do know of quite a few people who get centrelink who work quite a bit but just cash in hand.
I guess it will catch up with them eventually

Originally Posted by Landy Smurf

I do know of quite a few people who get centrelink who work quite a bit but just cash in hand.
I guess it will catch up with them eventually

be careful!

you might end up being a star witness..

Originally Posted by incisor

be careful!

you might end up being a star witness..

Unfortunately we, as a society, have allowed our most impressionable , our young, menbers of society to believe they are owed a living, instead of believing they need a living. Some Parents have not set the best example. Enough said. No one in this country is owed a living. Every able bodied person is capable of earning one. It's just not many wish to start at the bottom. Bob

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

If they are in employment then wages will be garnisheed if repayments are not forthcoming. If receiving an Allowance or Pension then 14% may be deducted from each payment until the debt is satisfied. If the debtor has any property then they may be required to sell this, or a caveat may be placed on the property to enforce the Commonwealth's interest in the property.

That is applicable to those that cheat big brother but not for members of the public that were victims of fraud.
I have tried to recuperate money lost in court from one person that was in the unemployment benefit.
The court ruled that they cannot touch his allowance

Originally Posted by Chucaro

That is applicable to those that cheat big brother but not for members of the public that were victims of fraud.
I have tried to recuperate money lost in court from one person that was in the unemployment benefit.
The court ruled that they cannot touch his allowance

Chuck, Commonwealth allowances and pensions are known as "inalienable payments". The payee must be able to access the full amount of the payment. Only the Commonwealth may attach any part of such payment. For example, if a payment is made into an overdrawn account, the bank may not keep any part of that payment. The receiver may withdraw the whole payment in one transaction. If only part is withdrawn then the balance may be kept and applied against the overdraft.

Originally Posted by incisor

be careful!

you might end up being a star witness..

Not much chance of that. The lily-livered DPP is loath to prosecute any but lay down miseres. I was heartily fed up with forwarding prosecutable overpayments to DPP for prosecution and having the files returned without action. Of the ones that do get to court, very few receive gaol time unless they have considerable past form. The magistrates need a kick in the bum to wake them up and get them to properly sentence people who have willingly, knowingly, ripped off the Australian people for many thousands over long periods and would have kept on doing so if not for the efforts of a very few, understaffed, underappreciated DSS Review Teams. A helping of porridge should be mandatory for large sums or repeat offences.