Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00651:section:20:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00651
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 20 (pt 2/4)
Character Range: 118086–120565

ceased to be a member;
before the person became entitled to the eligible lump sum amount.
 (2) Where an amount referred to in subsection (1) was accepted in lieu of a retiring allowance, the amount which would otherwise be the subject of a contract of repayment under that subsection shall be reduced by the amount of retiring allowance to which the member would have been entitled, up to the time when he or she again became a member, if he or she had not elected to accept a payment in lieu of retiring allowance.
 (2A) Where a person who is entitled to a parliamentary allowance on 12 June 1978 has, at any time before that date, received an amount referred to in subsection (1) that he or she did not contract, or was not entitled to contract, with the Trust to repay to the Commonwealth as provided by that subsection, the person may, within 3 months after that date, by notice in writing signed by the person and delivered personally or sent by post to the Secretary of the Finance Department, elect to repay that amount to the Commonwealth.
 (2B) Where a person who becomes entitled to a parliamentary allowance on or after 12 June 1978 has, at any time before that date, received an amount referred to in subsection (1) that he or she is not entitled to contract with the Trust to repay to the Commonwealth as provided by that subsection, the person may, within 3 months after the date on which he or she so becomes entitled to a parliamentary allowance, by notice in writing signed by the person and delivered personally or sent by post to the Secretary of the Finance Department, elect to repay that amount to the Commonwealth.
 (2C) Where an election is made under subsection (2A) or (2B) to repay an amount to the Commonwealth:
 (a) the amount shall be repaid at such times and in such amounts as are agreed upon between the person and the Finance Minister or, in the absence of agreement, at such times and in such amounts as the Finance Minister determines, but so that the total of the amounts is repaid to the Commonwealth within 3 years after the date on which the person made the election; and
 (b) subsection (1) does not prevent any part of the period of service of the person, and any occasion on which he or she ceased to be a member, before he or she became entitled to that amount from being taken into account for the purposes of determining his or her rights in respect of any further benefit under this Act.
 (2D) Where a person who has contracted with