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Accident Compensation Act 1985
257Section 5A (Pre-injury average weekly earnings)
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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.