(1) In this Part--
"damages" includes--(a) any form of monetary compensation, and(b) without limiting paragraph (a), any amount paid under a compromise or settlement of a claim for damages (whether or not legal proceedings have been instituted),but does not include--(c) compensation under this Act, or(d) additional or alternative compensation to which Division 8 of Part 3 applies, or(e) an award of compensation or direction for compensation under Part 2 or Part 4 of the Victims Compensation Act 1996 , or(f) a sum required or authorised to be paid under a State industrial instrument, or(g) any sum payable under a superannuation scheme or any life or other insurance policy, or(h) any amount paid in respect of costs incurred in connection with legal proceedings, or(i) damages of a class which is excluded by the regulations from this definition.
(2) A reference in this Part to compensation payable under this Act includes a reference to compensation that would be payable under this Act if a claim for that compensation were duly made.