257Section 5A (Pre-injury average weekly earnings)

257 Section 5A (Pre-injury average weekly earnings) (1) Section 5A(1A), as amended by section 4 of the amending Act, applies in respect of a claim for weekly payments given, served or lodged— (a) on or after 1 September 2000; but (b) before the date of commencement of section 5 of the **Accident Compensation and Transport Accident Acts (Amendment) Act 2003**. (2) Section 5A as in force immediately before 1 September 2000 continues to apply in respect of a claim for weekly payments given, served or lodged before that date. (3) Section 5A(4), as amended by section 4 of the amending Act, applies in respect of a claim for weekly payments given, served or lodged on or after 1 September 2000. 1 September 2000 is the date of commencement of section 4 of the **Accident Compensation (Common Law and Benefits) Act 2000**. Division 3—Accident Compensation and Transport Accident Acts (Amendment) Act 2003 New s. 258 inserted by No. 95/2003 s. 23.