Statutory Bodies (Discipline and Surcharge) Act 2000 · Updated to 22 Oct 2021 · Part IV · Surcharge
20. Recovery of surcharge
Feedback & supportThe amount of any surcharge imposed under section 16 and not withdrawn under section 18 shall be a debt due to the statutory body from the person surcharged and may be sued for and recovered in any court by the statutory body and may also, if the Board so directs, be recovered by deduction—
statutory body
“statutory body” means a body, by whatever name called, incorporated by federal law for the purposes of the Federal Government, but does not include a local authority.
from the salary of the person surcharged; or
from the pension of the person surcharged, by equal monthly instalments, each instalment not exceeding one-fourth of the total monthly salary or pension, as the case may be, of that person.