Notwithstanding anything to the contrary and subject to section 342A, where a person is required to repay an amount of any -
(a) benefit described in section 39(1),
(b) assistance described in section 139(1),
(c) child benefit,
(d) carer's support grant,
(e) working family payment,
(f) continued payment for qualified children,
(fa) back to work family dividend, or
(g) payment pursuant to section 239,
in accordance with this Act, an officer of the Minister authorised by him or her for this purpose may, subject to the conditions and in the circumstances that shall be prescribed, defer, suspend, reduce or cancel repayment of any such amount.