Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

VETERANS' ENTITLEMENTS ACT 1986 - SECT 196ZP

  (1)   If the Review Council is satisfied that:

  (a)   it is reasonable to expect that a person may become entitled to travelling expenses under section   196ZO; and

  (b)   it is appropriate, in all the circumstances, that the person should be paid an advance on account of those expenses;

the Review Council may authorise the payment of that advance to the person.

  (2)   If:

  (a)   a person has received an advance on account of any travelling expenses that the person is likely to incur; and

  (b)   the person:

  (i)   does not incur those travelling expenses; or

  (ii)   incurs travelling expenses that are less than the amount of the advance;

the person is liable to repay to the Commonwealth:

  (c)   the amount of the advance; or

  (d)   the difference between the amount of the advance and the amount of the travelling expenses;

as the case requires.