Section 248 — Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001: Recovery of debts by Corporation

248 Recovery of debts by Corporation (1) The following are a debt due to the Corporation: (a) a sum (an overpayment ) paid under this Act by the Corporation, being— (i) a sum paid to a person that is in excess of the amount to which the person is entitled under this Act or that was payable under a former Act; or (ii) a sum paid to a person who has no entitlement to it under this Act: (b) an amount of levy payable under this Act, or a premium or levy payable under a former Act, that remains unpaid after payment is due: (c) any penalty or interest payable under this Act or any former Act: (d) any fee charged under section 234(2) (which applies if a levy is paid by instalments): (e) any amount payable to the Corporation and received by another person as an agent of the Corporation. (2) The Corporation may— (a) recover the debt by way of proceedings; or (b) deduct all or part of the debt from any amount payable to that person by the Corporation (whether or not in respect of any or the same personal injury). (3) This section is subject to section 251 . Compare: 1998 No 114 s 320