Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AGED CARE (BOND SECURITY) ACT 2006 - SECT 22

             (1)  The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters:

                     (a)  required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or

                     (b)  necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act; or

                     (c)  necessary or convenient to be prescribed for enabling or facilitating the collection of levy imposed by regulations under section 6 of the Aged Care (Bond Security) Levy Act 2006 .

             (2)  Without limiting paragraph (1)(c), regulations prescribing matters necessary or convenient to be prescribed for enabling or facilitating the collection of levy may provide for the following:

                     (a)  the person who is liable to pay levy;

                     (b)  the time levy is due and payable;

                     (c)  liability for levy being a debt due to the Commonwealth;

                     (d)  the methods by which levy may be paid (including by instalments);

                     (e)  the payment of penalties in respect of late payment of levy;

                      (f)  repayments of levy;

                     (g)  repayments of overpayments of levy;

                     (h)  penalties for offences against the regulations, not exceeding a fine of 50 penalty units.