23C   Recovery of money owing to Fund

(1)  If a contributor or former contributor owes money to the Fund, STC may recover the money, together with interest as provided by this section, by deducting it from amounts payable from the Fund:

(a)  to the contributor or former contributor, or

(b)  to the spouse or de facto partner of the contributor or former contributor, or

(c)  to the personal representatives of the contributor or former contributor, or

(d)  in respect of the children of the contributor or former contributor or of his or her spouse or de facto partner.

(2)  If the spouse or de facto partner of a deceased contributor or former contributor owes money to the Fund, STC may recover the money, together with interest as provided by this section, by deducting it from amounts payable from the Fund:

(a)  to the spouse or de facto partner, or

(b)  to the personal representatives of the spouse or de facto partner, or

(c)  in respect of the children of the spouse or de facto partner or the children of the deceased contributor or former contributor.

(3)  If money is payable from the Fund to or in respect of any other person who owes money to the Fund, STC may recover the money owed to the Fund by deducting it from the money payable to or in respect of the person from the Fund.

(4)  Interest on any amount owing under this section is payable to STC:

(a)  from the date on which the amount became due for payment until the date on which the amount is paid or recovered, and

(b)  at a rate determined by STC.