Originally Posted by
runway16
....Indeed I have heard the expression that the day after a Kiwi gets his or her CPL they are on the new airliner bound for Australia to get that first flying job. Does this mean that they are beyond the arms of those who want to recoup the student loans? A loan is not a licence funded by the government but a loan by the tax payers of the country, a loan that the average punter cannot get but is funded by him.
Not quite....
New Zealand has agreements in place with Australia to ensure that information regarding employment, address and income etc are shared to assist with recovery of outstanding Tax, Child Support and Student Loans payments etc.
Which results in stories like this:
https://www.newsroom.co.nz/2018/09/3...than-taxpayers