Forfeiture of additional remuneration
31 Forfeiture of additional remuneration
If an APS employee receives any non‑Commonwealth remuneration for performing duties as an APS employee, then the Agency Head may give a notice in writing to the employee in relation to the whole, or a specified part, of the remuneration.
The amount notified by the Agency Head:
is taken to have been received by the employee on behalf of the Commonwealth; and
may be recovered by the Commonwealth from the employee as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.
If an Agency Head receives any non‑Commonwealth remuneration for performing duties as an Agency Head, then the Agency Minister may give a notice in writing to the Agency Head in relation to the whole, or a specified part, of the remuneration.
The amount notified by the Agency Minister:
is taken to have been received by the Agency Head on behalf of the Commonwealth; and
may be recovered by the Commonwealth from the Agency Head as a debt in a court of competent jurisdiction.
In this section:
non‑Commonwealth remuneration means any remuneration from a person other than the Commonwealth.
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