How to pay for government services

An Easy Read guide about how you can pay for NSW Government services.

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In this guide, we explain how you can pay government services.

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How you can pay government services

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You will need to pay for government services if you have used their service.

For example: 

  • Service NSW 
  • some local councils. 
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Revenue NSW will send you an invoice for the government services you have used. 

An invoice is a document that includes:

  • a list of services that you need to pay
  • the amount that you need pay.
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You can pay a government service in the myDebts portal on our website.

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You will need to make an account on the myDebts portal to: 

  • manage your invoice
  • pay your invoice.
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You can also use the myDebts portal to set up a plan for how you will pay your invoice.

For example, if you want to pay an amount of money each week until you pay the whole invoice.

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If you want to pay your invoice all at once, you can do this without making an account.

You can pay your invoice without an account in the myFees portal on the Revenue NSW website.

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You need to pay the invoice before the due date.

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If you don’t pay on time:

  • you might have to pay more money
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  • Revenue NSW may contact you.

Revenue NSW collects payments for government services that people still owe.

What you can do if there’s a mistake

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You can ask Revenue NSW to review an invoice if you think:

  • there’s a mistake
  • you might not need to pay.
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When someone reviews an invoice, they check to see:

  • how they made a decision
  • if they need to change a decision.
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You can call Revenue NSW to ask them to review your invoice.

1300 655 805

Who you can contact for more information

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You can call Revenue NSW.

1300 655 805

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You can call them:

  • Monday to Friday
  • 7 am to 7 pm.
Send an email.

You can also email them. 

statedebt@revenue.nsw.gov.au 

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You can also share your feedback

When you give feedback, you tell someone what they:  

  • are doing well  
  • can do better. 
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You can tell us what you think in the Feedback page on the Revenue NSW website

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