Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

PARLIAMENTARY CONTRIBUTORY SUPERANNUATION ACT 1948 - SECT 24AA

  (1)   If, apart from this subsection, the Commonwealth does not have power under this Act to pay an amount (the relevant amount ) to a person (the recipient ) purportedly as a benefit, then the Commonwealth may pay the relevant amount to the recipient.

Recovery

  (2)   If a payment is made under subsection   (1) to the recipient, the relevant amount:

  (a)   is a debt due to the Commonwealth by the recipient; and

  (b)   may be recovered by the Secretary of the Department, on behalf of the Commonwealth, in a court of competent jurisdiction.

  (3)   If:

  (a)   a payment is made under subsection   (1) to the recipient; and

  (b)   the recipient is receiving, or is entitled to receive, a benefit;

then:

  (c)   the relevant amount; or

  (d)   such part of the relevant amount as the Secretary of the Department determines;

may, if the Secretary of the Department so directs, be recovered by deduction from that benefit.

Benefit

  (4)   For the purposes of this section, benefit means a retiring allowance, annuity or other benefit under this Act.