Regulations on Aids for Legal Service and Living Expenses of Labor-Management Disputes Article 14

If the agency remuneration is not borne by the applicant, the aid amount received shall be refunded within 30 days after the compensation is obtained, and the refunded amount shall not exceed the amount of aid granted.The Central Competent Authority shall repeal the original aid approval and demand return of already disbursed amount if an applicant fails to return the amount as specified in the preceding paragraph. Legal action shall be taken if such an applicant fails to return the amount within the given period. Such an applicant may not apply for the aid specified in Article 2 for five years starting from the date the aid approval is repealed.Where the applicant is unable to refund the aid for representation fees specified in the preceding paragraph in a lump sum due to financial hardship, the applicant may apply to the central competent authority for an extension of the repayment period or for installment payments.