Section 114 of the SRCA gives the MRCC the authority to recover an overpayment of compensation paid to a client. Section 114(1) makes an overpayment recoverable as a debt in a Court, while S114(2) authorises the recovery of the overpayment from another amount of compensation payable to the client.
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Before making a deduction for an overpayment, the delegate should ensure that the decision to raise an overpayment and to recover it from a payment of compensation for permanent impairment has been correctly made and is properly documented on the file.
A deduction for an overpayment should be distinguished from a deduction for:
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