Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00143:section:58ac
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00143
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 58AC
Character Range: 175809–177346

58AC  Order for repayment of pension, &c.
 (1) Where:
 (a) a person is convicted of an offence against subsection 58(1) or (2); or
 (b) a person is charged before a court with an offence against subsection 58(1) or (2) but the court, being satisfied that the charge has been proved, dismisses the charge or discharges the person without proceeding to a conviction, the court may (in the case of a person convicted of the offence, in addition to imposing a penalty in respect of the offence) order the person to repay to the Commonwealth an amount equal to the amount paid by way of pension, allowance or other pecuniary benefit under this Act or the Regulations in consequence of the act, failure or omission in respect of which the person was charged with the offence.
 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a certificate, under the hand of the Secretary, that an amount specified in the certificate is the amount that has been paid to a person by way of pension, allowance or other pecuniary benefit in consequence of any act, failure or omission specified in the certificate is prima facie evidence of the matters specified in the certificate.

Paragraph 59(1)(e):
Omit "Schedule 5 of the Repatriation Act 1920", substitute "section 27 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986".

Schedule 1:
Omit from the heading to column 1 "to widow on death of Australian mariner", substitute "to a dependant of a deceased Australian mariner, being the widow of the mariner".

Schedule 2:
Repeal the Schedule, substitute the following Schedule: