sec.57Liability of member to repay allowance

### sec.57 Liability of member to repay allowance This section applies if— a member is paid an allowance on condition that the member accounts for the member’s expenditure of the allowance to the Clerk; and the Clerk considers the member has not satisfactorily accounted for the expenditure of the allowance or part of the allowance. The member is liable to repay the overpayment. The Clerk may deduct the overpayment from any further allowance to which the member is entitled. If any part of the overpayment has not been deducted under subsection (3) or is unpaid after the day (the relevant day ) that is 6 months after the day the member stops being a member, the prescribed rate of interest is payable on the unpaid amount on and from the day after the relevant day. The overpayment together with any interest payable under subsection (4) is a debt owing to the State and may be recovered by the Clerk, with the approval of the Premier, in a court of competent jurisdiction. In this section— overpayment means the amount of an allowance for which the Clerk considers the member has not satisfactorily accounted. (sec.57-ssec.1) This section applies if— a member is paid an allowance on condition that the member accounts for the member’s expenditure of the allowance to the Clerk; and the Clerk considers the member has not satisfactorily accounted for the expenditure of the allowance or part of the allowance. (sec.57-ssec.2) The member is liable to repay the overpayment. (sec.57-ssec.3) The Clerk may deduct the overpayment from any further allowance to which the member is entitled. (sec.57-ssec.4) If any part of the overpayment has not been deducted under subsection (3) or is unpaid after the day (the relevant day ) that is 6 months after the day the member stops being a member, the prescribed rate of interest is payable on the unpaid amount on and from the day after the relevant day. (sec.57-ssec.5) The overpayment together with any interest payable under subsection (4) is a debt owing to the State and may be recovered by the Clerk, with the approval of the Premier, in a court of competent jurisdiction. (sec.57-ssec.6) In this section— overpayment means the amount of an allowance for which the Clerk considers the member has not satisfactorily accounted. - (a) a member is paid an allowance on condition that the member accounts for the member’s expenditure of the allowance to the Clerk; and - (b) the Clerk considers the member has not satisfactorily accounted for the expenditure of the allowance or part of the allowance.