Permanent impairment payments are not subject to clearance with Centrelink
It should be noted that while s 115 of the SRC Act and s 74 of the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 operate to prevent double payment of compensation in respect of the same injury, no similar provisions exist in the SRC Act to prevent payments both under ss 24, 25 and 27 of the SRC Act and the Social Security Act 1991. For this reason, PI payments do not need to be cleared with Centrelink.
Sections 1172 and 1179 of the Social Security Act 1991 authorise Centrelink to serve a notice on MCRS requiring MCRS to advise Centrelink of any intention to pay weekly incapacity benefits. Centrelink is also authorised to recover any overpayment from the weekly incapacity payments made to an MCRS client.