58Reduction in payments because of previous overpayments

58 Reduction in payments because of previous overpayments

(1) The Commission may reduce the amount of any payment that becomes payable to a person if: (a) an amount has previously been paid to the person: (i) purportedly by way of reimbursement to a person under subsection 14(4); or (ii) purportedly as travelling expenses under Part 3; and (b) the amount paid exceeds the amount (if any) that should have been paid; and (c) the person agrees to the reduction. (2) The amount of the reduction must not exceed: (a) if the Commission has not previously reduced a payment under this section—the amount of the excess; and (b) otherwise—the amount by which the sum of all amounts of excess under subsection (1) exceeds the sum of all amounts recovered under this section.