Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)
245Repayment of certain amounts
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245 Repayment of certain amounts
245 Repayment of certain amounts
(1) If—
(a) a claimant receives a payment from the fidelity fund in respect of a claim; and
(b) the claimant receives or recovers from another source or sources a payment on account of the pecuniary loss; and
(c) there is a surplus after deducting the amount of the pecuniary loss from the total amount received or recovered by the claimant from both or all sources—
the amount of the surplus is a debt payable by the claimant to the fidelity fund.
(2) However, the amount payable by the claimant cannot exceed the amount the claimant received from the fidelity fund in respect of the claim.