48CAssignment of right to recover money to VLA

48C Assignment of right to recover money to VLA S. 48C(1) amended by No. 48/1995 s. 10(zm). (a) an assisted person has a right to recover money in respect of any matter for which that person has been given assistance under this Act; and S. 48C(1)(b) amended by No. 48/1995 s. 10(zm). (b) the assisted person owes money in respect of that matter to VLA; and S. 48C(1)(c) amended by No. 48/1995 s. 10(zm). (c) the assisted person has not recovered that money within a time which is, in the opinion of VLA, reasonable— the person must, within 21 days after VLA has served a notice on him or her to do so, assign to VLA those rights and remedies which he or she has in respect of the recovery of that money which are specified by VLA in the notice. S. 48C(2) amended by No. 48/1995 s. 10(zm). (2) A person who does not comply with a notice under subsection (1) is to be taken to have assigned those rights and remedies to VLA on the expiration of 21 days after the service of the notice. S. 48C(3) amended by No. 48/1995 s. 10(zm). (3) VLA must pay to the assisted person any amount of money recovered by VLA through the exercise of a right or remedy assigned under this section which exceeds any money owing to VLA in respect of that matter and any of the costs to VLA of recovering the money.