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[quote=EXTASSIE,261250]Once Centrelink accepts the AoS and DIMIA issues the assuree’s visa, the assurance cannot be cancelled or withdrawn. The agreement to support an assuree can also include supporting dependent children.
	
	Information for the assurer
?	Make sure the assuree knows how to contact you in case they need assistance. 
?	If you cannot support your assurees, it is possible that Centrelink will provide the necessary financial support to them. You will still be required to repay to Centrelink the total amount that your assurees receive during the AoS period.
?	You should come to Centrelink if your assuree or any dependent children claim a payment so it can be confirmed that you cannot provide support.  
?	Centrelink will ask you to repay the debt once the AoS period has ended, however, you can voluntarily repay money at any time.
?	You may be required to lodge a bond with the Commonwealth Bank in relation to the assurance. The bond will only be returned to you after the AoS period expires, if your assuree has not received payments from Centrelink during that time. 
	- For a 2-year AoS, the bond amount is $3 500, or $5 000 for a couple.
	- For a 10-year AoS, the bond amount is $10 000, or $14 000 for a couple.
?	If a bond was lodged in relation to your assurance, Centrelink will deduct the debt amount from the bond held at the Commonwealth Bank.
?	If your AoS debts are less than the bond amount at the end of the AoS period, Centrelink will authorise the bank to release the balance.  If your AoS debts are greater than the bond amount, the bond will be forfeited to Centrelink to be credited towards your debt.
?	Centrelink will not claim the interest that may have accrued in a bond account; the bank should make it available to the account holder.
?	The amount of the debt will be the same as the amount of money paid to your assuree and/or any dependent children during the AoS period.

Information for the Assuree
?	Before Centrelink can pay you during the AoS period, we will need to speak to your assurer to see whether he/she can support you.
?	If your assurer is willing and able to support you, and if Centrelink believes that it is reasonable for you to accept your assurer’s support, then Centrelink will not pay you.
?	If your assurer cannot support you, Centrelink may be able to pay you, if you meet the other qualifications.
?	Centrelink will require your assurer to repay all the money that Centrelink pays to you during the AoS period.   We will use any bonds that were lodged with the Commonwealth Bank in relation to your assurance, for the purpose of recovering your assurer’s debt.
?	You may be covered by an AoS agreement if you applied to come to Australia at the same time as other family members who had an AoS agreement signed for them.[/quote]

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