WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1986 - SECT 50H

This legislation has been repealed.

WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1986 - SECT 50H

50H—Set-offs and rights of recovery

        (1)         An amount paid under this Division may be set off against a liability to make weekly payments of compensation under Division 4

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        (2)         Subject to subsection (3)

, if an employer or the Corporation makes 1 or more payments under this Division and it is subsequently determined that the worker was not entitled to compensation under this Act, the employer or the Corporation may, subject to and in accordance with the regulations, recover the amount or amounts paid as a debt from the worker.

        (3)         A right of recovery under subsection (2)

only arises if the worker has acted dishonestly in making an application or providing information for the purposes of this Division or any other provisions of this Act.