Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

LANDS ACQUISITION ACT 1989 - SECT 88

  (1)   Where:

  (a)   the Commonwealth is required to pay compensation to a person under this Part; and

  (b)   the total amount paid as advances exceeds the amount of compensation;

the person is liable to pay to the Commonwealth the amount of the excess.

  (2)   An amount due to the Commonwealth under subsection   (1) may be recovered as a debt due by action in a court of competent jurisdiction.