Section 131 — Social Security Act 1991: Certain payments not recoverable

An amount paid to a person under this Act is not recoverable from the person if: (a) the amount was not payable because the person, or the person’s partner, had received a comparable foreign payment; and (b) during the period beginning on 20 September 2000 and ending on 19 January 2001, the person gave notice to the Secretary of any comparable foreign payment which he or she had received or was receiving; and (c) the amount was paid before the person gave notice as mentioned in paragraph (b); and (d) before receiving that notice, the Secretary was unaware that the person, or the person’s partner, had received or was receiving the comparable foreign payment.