Department of Social Services administration of Section 23 of the Disability Services Act 1986

As of 8 December 2014 the Commonwealth no longer recovers costs associated with DES-DMS for Participants who receive lump sum compensation.

If your compensation case settled on or after 8 December 2014 the Department does not have an interest.

Clearance Requests and Contact Authority Forms are no longer be required.

For enquires please email: Section23Team@dss.gov.au

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