Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of Regulation
This Regulation is the State Debt Recovery Regulation 2018.
2 Commencement
This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.
3 Definitions
(1) In this Regulation—the Act means the State Debt Recovery Act 2018.Note—The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation.(2) Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.
Part 2 Debt recovery costs
4 Debt recovery costs
(1) For the purposes of section 88 of the Act, the costs payable under a debt recovery order are as follows—(a) $65, payable to the Chief Commissioner on the making of the order,(b) $65, payable into the Consolidated Fund if any debt recovery action is taken by the Sheriff, Chief Commissioner or other official under Division 2 of Part 6 of the Act before payment is made under the order.(2) The debt recovery costs referred to in subclause (1)(b)—(a) apply to each of the following kinds of debt recovery action—(i) the making of a property seizure order against a debtor, as referred to in section 54(1) of the Act,(ii) the making of a garnishee order against a debtor, as referred to in section 55(1) of the Act,(iii) an application to register a debt recovery order as a charge on land held by a debtor, as referred to in section 56(1) of the Act, and(b) are to be paid to the Chief Commissioner for payment into the Consolidated Fund.
5 Waiver, postponement or refund of costs
The Chief Commissioner may, in any circumstances that the Chief Commissioner considers appropriate, waive, postpone or refund all or part of any debt recovery costs payable under this Part.
Part 3 Miscellaneous
pt 3 (cl 6): Ins 2019 (590), cl 3.
6 Declaration of Water NSW as a public authority
For the purposes of section 4(2)(d) of the Act, Water NSW is declared a public authority.pt 3 (cl 6): Ins 2019 (590), cl 3.