9Repayment of financial assistance

9 Repayment of financial assistance

9 Repayment of financial assistance

(1) A person who receives financial assistance under this Act may be required by the Minister by notice in writing to repay the financial assistance if—

(a) it was a condition of that assistance that it be repaid, or

(b) a condition to which the assistance was subject has not been complied with, or

(c) the Minister is of the opinion that the assistance was improperly obtained.

(2) An amount of financial assistance required to be repaid under this section may be recovered by the Secretary in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the Crown.

(3) In any proceedings instituted for the recovery of a debt due to the Crown under this section, a certificate of the Minister that a specified amount is the amount of the debt is evidence of that fact.

s 9: Am 2024 No 64, Sch 1[9].