Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsSubsection 25(1) of the Code does not apply to the deduction of an amount for the first payment of interest charges under a credit contract, but only if the deduction relates to interest charges for a period that is less than the normal period for which interest charges are to be periodically debited to the debtor's account.
Note 1: Subsection 25(1) of the Code provides, among other things, that a credit provider must not deduct from a payment to, or in accordance with the instructions of, the debtor an amount for interest charges under the credit contract.
Note 2: Subsection 25(3) of the Code authorises the making of
regulations that exempt from that prohibition the deduction of an amount for
the first payment of interest charges.