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decreased before increasing to at least the preserved rate, this section does not apply separately in relation to that further decrease.

      (4) If a decrease of a payment is expressed to have effect from a particular time before the taking of the decision to decrease the payment, this section applies as if the payment had actually been decreased at that earlier time.

6 Overpayments during retrospective period

    (1) An overpayment of an amount purporting to be made under the Parliamentary Contributory Superannuation Act 1948 (the PCS Act) during the period that started on 2 March 1996 and ended when this Act received the Royal Assent may be recovered by the Commonwealth as a debt due to the Commonwealth.

    (2) The whole or a part of the overpayment may be deducted from an amount payable under the PCS Act as amended by this Act.

    (3) Subitems (1) and (2) do not, by implication, affect the recovery or set­off of other overpayments purporting to be made under the PCS Act.

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[Minister's second reading speech made in—
    House of Representatives on 30 May 1996
    Senate on 20 June 1996]