Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) If:
(a) an amount of pension is payable or has been paid under this Part in respect of:
(i) the incapacity of the veteran from a war - caused injury or disease; or
(ii) the death of the veteran; and
(b) because of section 25A, 30C or 30D, that amount of pension was not payable to the veteran or dependant;
an amount equal to the amount of pension paid is recoverable from the veteran or dependant.
(2) The amount may be recovered, either in whole or in part, by deduction from any amount of pension payable under this Part to the veteran or dependant.
(3) Subsection (2) does not prevent the recovery of the amount in a manner other than the one provided for in that subsection. An amount is not to be recovered as provided and also in a manner that is not provided for in subsection (2).