Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00501:section:58
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00501
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 58
Character Range: 54030–54851

58  Reduction in payments because of previous overpayments
 (1) The Commission may reduce the amount of any payment that becomes payable to a person if:
 (a) an amount has previously been paid to the person:
 (i) purportedly by way of reimbursement to a person under subsection 14(4); or
 (ii) purportedly as travelling expenses under Part 3; and
 (b) the amount paid exceeds the amount (if any) that should have been paid; and
 (c) the person agrees to the reduction.
 (2) The amount of the reduction must not exceed:
 (a) if the Commission has not previously reduced a payment under this section—the amount of the excess; and
 (b) otherwise—the amount by which the sum of all amounts of excess under subsection (1) exceeds the sum of all amounts recovered under this section.

Division 6—Recovery of cost of treatment