article_snippet: A woman who was accidentally overpaid more than $94,000 worth of benefits by Centrelink over 10 years will only have to repay the government 18 per cent of the money.
article_snippet: Hearing documents from Administrative Appeals Tribunal of Australia Australia reported that The woman had received more than The woman was eligible for due to 'an error by Centrelink', even after The woman had inquired whether The woman was still getting the correct payment.
article_snippet: A woman received $94,219.84 more than A woman was eligible for from Centrelink over 10 years due to a computer error .
article_snippet: It was not until April of 2014 that a Centrelink worker noticed the error and ordered The woman to repay a total of $94,219.84 worth of debts.
article_snippet: The Administrative Appeals Tribunal of Australia has ordered that The Administrative Appeals Tribunal of Australia must repay $17,248.18 .
article_snippet: It was then that The woman raised the issue with Centrelink.
article_snippet: While the errors were recognised as being solely the governments fault, The Administrative Appeals Tribunal of Australia still ruled that The woman had to repay the $17,248.18 that The woman received from 2012 onward due to legislation regarding timeframes.
highlights_snippet: The woman was overpaid for 10 years due to an error by Centrelink .
  
highlights_snippet: Administrative Appeals Tribunal of Australia ordered The woman repay $17,248.18 .