Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 25I(1) amended by Nos 10191 s. 270(14)(a), 67/1992 s. 64(11)(b) (as amended by No. 50/1993 s. 111(2)(d)(ii)).
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 28(4) every award of the County Court for the payment of compensation for industrial deafness, other than an award which specified leave to apply in the event of an appellate court decision or legislative change, shall be a final award in respect of the percentage of the diminution of the worker's hearing on the date of the award and all such awards made after the commencement of this Division shall state the percentage of diminution of the worker's hearing in respect of industrial deafness at the date of the award in relation to which the amount of the compensation is assessed.
S. 25I(2) inserted by No. 9840 s. 5(2), amended by Nos 10100 s. 9(2), 10191 s. 270(14)(a), 67/1992 s. 64(11)(b).
(2) In the case of an award referred to in subsection (1) which specified leave to apply in the event of an appellate court decision or legislative change the County Court shall, upon the application of either party to the award, amend the award by substituting for the amount of compensation specified in the award such amount as the County Court considers would have been specified had the provisions of this Division as in force at the time of the application for amendment of award been in force when the award was made.
S. 25J inserted by No. 9613 s. 2(1), amended by No. 9840 s. 5(1).