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WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 193A

Additional lump sum compensation for particular workers

193A Additional lump sum compensation for particular workers

(1) This section applies to a worker who sustained an injury on or after 15 October 2013 and before 31 January 2015, if—
(a) the worker’s injury—
(i) results in a DPI of 5% or less; and
(ii) is not a terminal condition; and
(b) the worker has not accepted or rejected an offer of lump sum compensation from an insurer under section 189 .
(2) The worker is entitled to additional lump sum compensation for the injury—
(a) up to an amount prescribed by regulation; and
(b) subject to the conditions prescribed by regulation.
(3) A regulation may provide for the establishment of a panel of appropriately qualified persons to review a decision of an insurer about whether a worker is entitled to additional lump sum compensation under this section.



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