If you have to pay a fee, levy, or charge, it is a debt that you owe to the Director-General. This debt can be taken to court to be paid back. Until you pay the debt in full, you still owe it to the Crown.

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121: Exemptions, waivers, and refunds, or

"When you don't have to pay a fee, or get money back, because of special rules"

123: Penalties for failure to pay fee, levy, or charge, or

"What happens if you don't pay fees or charges on time"

Part 9Cost recovery

122Fees, levies, and charges to constitute debt due to Director-General

Any fee, levy, or charge that has become payable is a debt due to the Director-General, and is recoverable as a debt by the Director-General in any court of competent jurisdiction. Until paid in full, it remains a debt due to the Crown.