7.17.1 — Deferral of a debt is used when, for an identifiable period of time, the debtor is unable or unwilling to make repayments and deferral is considered appropriate. The delegate must be satisfied that recovery is not currently possible, but that successful recovery of whole or part of the debt may be possible within a reasonable period of time. The debt continues to be legally recoverable, but recovery action will not occur for the period of deferment. The authority to defer the recovery of the whole or part of a debt on behalf of the Commonwealth must be determined under paragraph 206(1) (b) [2] VEA.
7.17.2 — Deferral is justified where the debtor:
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