Victorian Numbered Acts

WORKPLACE INJURY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 2013 (NO. 67 OF 2013) - SECT 628

    (1)     In section 88(2) of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 , for "Divisions 2 and 2A" substitute "Divisions 2, 2A and 2B".

    (2)     In section 91E of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 —

        (a)     in the definition of deductible amount —

              (i)     omit "each other amount referred to in section 5AB(1)(c) and";

              (ii)     for "being such other amount or" substitute "being a";

        (b)     in the definition of "serious injury", for "30 per cent or more." substitute "30 per cent or more;";

        (c)     insert the following definition—

""week", for the purposes of—

        (a)     paragraph (b) of the definition of first entitlement period ;

        (b)     the definition of second entitlement period ;

        (c)     the definition of enhancement period ;

        (d)     calculating a period of weeks referred to in section 93CE, 114 (other than subsection (5A)(b), (9A)(b)(ii) or (13)(c) or (e)), 116 or 117)—

means a week in respect of which any amount of compensation in the form of weekly payments or weekly payments of pension or superannuation contributions is paid or payable, whether for all or any part of that week.".
s. 628

    (3)         For section 92A(6) of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 substitute —

    "(6)     If the worker leaves a dependent partner, or dependent partners, and one, and only one, dependent child, the amount of compensation is $555 350 of which—

        (a)     $56 650 is payable to the dependent child; and

        (b)     the balance—

              (i)     is payable to the dependent partner; or

              (ii)     if there is more than one dependent partner, is payable in equal shares to each of the dependent partners.".

    (4)             For section 92A(8B) of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 substitute —

    "(8B)     In relation to a claim first received—

        (a)     on or after the day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent; or

        (b)     before that day but not determined by the court, the Authority or self-insurer before that day—

if the worker leaves—

        (c)     one or more partially dependent partners or;

        (d)     one or more partially dependent partners and one or more dependants, whether dependent children or dependent partners—

and none of subsections (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) or (8A) apply, each such dependent is entitled to the amount of compensation, being a share of a sum not exceeding
$555 350, which the court, the Authority or self-insurer considers is reasonable and appropriate to the injury to that dependant.".