46Reduction of compensation in certain cases

46  Reduction of compensation in certain cases

 (1) If, in relation to a day in respect of which compensation is payable to a covered person under section 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 or 44, an amount or amounts are paid or payable to the covered person by the Commonwealth by way of salary, wages or pay, the amount of compensation payable under that section in respect of that day must be reduced by the amount, or the sum of the amounts, so paid or payable to the covered person.

 (2) In this section, a reference to an amount paid or payable to a covered person by the Commonwealth does not include a reference to:

 (a) an amount by way of pay in respect of a period of leave of absence granted, or in lieu of the grant of a period of leave of absence, under section 16 or 17 of the Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976; or

 (b) an amount by way of pay in respect of a period of leave of absence, or in lieu of the grant of a period of leave of absence, in the nature of long service leave under a law of a State or Territory or an industrial award, determination, order or agreement; or

 (c) an amount of relevant allowance or salary paid or payable to the covered person that has been taken into account for the purposes of calculating the amount of compensation payable to the covered person under section 28; or

 (d) any other amount that the covered person is able to earn in suitable employment or any amount of earnings payable to a covered person, being an amount that has been taken into account for the purposes of calculating the amount of compensation payable to the covered person under section 29 or 30.