87BReduction of compensation under this Act

#### 87B Reduction of compensation under this Act 87B Reduction of compensation under this Act > > (1) If a person who is entitled to compensation under this Act has been paid additional or alternative compensation to which this Division applies, the amount of compensation payable under this Act is to be reduced by the amount of the additional or alternative compensation. > > > (2) If any such additional or alternative compensation is paid after compensation has been paid under this Act, the relevant amount of compensation paid under this Act is to be refunded. > > > (3) Any such refund may be deducted from any future payments of compensation under this Act or be recovered as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction. > > > (4) A reduction, refund or deduction under this section is to be made in accordance with the regulations and is not to be made in any case excluded by the regulations. > > > (5) This section applies even though the compensation under this Act is payable under an award of the Commission. > > **s 87B:** Ins 1989 No 133, Sch 7 (1). Am 2001 No 61, Sch 6.1 \[67\].