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317  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 under this Chapter to the person purportedly by way of compensation or payment for treatment provided; 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.

Chapter 7—Claims

Part 1—Making a claim

Division 1—Simplified outline of this Part