Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) The Authority, as well as the employer, is directly liable to a worker and, in the event of the worker's death, to the dependants of the worker, to pay compensation and damages in accordance with this Act or the Accident Compensation Act 1985 for which the employer is liable as an employer of the worker in respect of injuries arising out of, or in the course of, or due to the nature of, employment.
(2) Without derogating from the generality of subsection (1), the Authority is bound by, and subject to, any judgment, order, decision, award or determination given or made against the employer of a worker in respect of the injury or death for which compensation or damages is payable.
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See sections 72 and 93.