Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866:section:132a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 132A
Character Range: 1638941–1639943

132A  Advance of travelling expenses
 (1) Where the Commission is satisfied:
 (a) that a person may reasonably be expected to become entitled to be paid travelling expenses under subsection 132(5) or (6) or under subsection 132(9) by virtue of paragraph (d) of that subsection; and
 (b) that it is in all the circumstances appropriate for the person to be paid an advance on account of the travelling expenses that the person is expected to become entitled to be paid;
the Commission may authorise a payment to the person of an advance on account of the travelling expenses that the person is expected to become entitled to be paid.
 (2) If the amount of the advance paid to a person on account of any travelling expenses in respect of any travel of the person exceeds the amount of travelling expenses that become payable to the person in respect of that travel, the person is liable to repay an amount equal to the excess to the Commonwealth.

Part IX—Veterans' Review Board

Division 1—Preliminary