83Overpayments

83 Overpayments (1) Subject to subsection (2), a payment made or purportedly made under this Part to a person who is not an eligible person, or in relation to any period during which the person is not an eligible person— (a) is a debt due to the Crown; and (b) may be recovered by— S. 83(1)(b)(i) amended by No. 38/2025 s. 47. (i) in the case of a payment made or purportedly made under Division 2, VicGrid; or (ii) in the case of a payment made or purportedly made under Division 3, the Minister. S. 83(2) amended by No. 38/2025 s. 47. (2) If a payment described in subsection (1) is made or purportedly made as the result of the failure by a transmission company to notify the Minister or VicGrid under section 80, the debt— (a) may be recovered from the transmission company; and (b) must not be recovered from the person to whom the payment was made or purportedly made. (3) An overpayment made to an eligible person under this Part as the result of the miscalculation of an initial payment or a subsequent payment— (a) is a debt due to the Crown; and (b) may be recovered by— S. 83(3)(b)(i) amended by No. 38/2025 s. 47. (i) in the case of a payment made under Division 2, VicGrid; or (ii) in the case of a payment made under Division 3, the Minister. S. 84 inserted by No. 15/2024 s. 10.