14Recovery of overpayments—subsidies

14 Recovery of overpayments—subsidies

(1) Each of the following is a prescribed function of the Chief Executive Medicare: (a) to investigate whether the Commonwealth has paid to a person, by way of subsidy under Chapter 3 of the Aged Care Act or Chapter 3 of the Aged Care Transitional Act, an amount that is a recoverable amount; (b) on behalf of the Commonwealth, to take action to recover an amount that is a recoverable amount (or part of it): (i) under section 95‑2 of the Aged Care Act, in a court of competent jurisdiction; or (ii) by any other means; (c) on behalf of the Aged Care Secretary, to determine to do anything permitted by section 95‑6 of the Aged Care Act in relation to a debt or class of debts arising, or an amount of a debt payable, under Chapter 3 of that Act or Chapter 3 of the Aged Care Transitional Act. (2) In this regulation:

recoverable amount has the meaning given by subsection 95‑1(1) of the Aged Care Act.