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Accident Compensation Act 1985
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5B Definition—current weekly earnings 19
Part IV—Payment of compensation 22
Division 1—Application 22
80 Entitlement to compensation only if employment connected with Victoria 22
81 Application to sailors 24
82 Entitlement to compensation 26
82A Circumstances in which weekly payments are reduced because of conviction for drink-driving offence 32
82B Circumstances in which weekly payments are reduced because of conviction for drug-driving offence 34
82BA Circumstances in which weekly payments are reduced because of combined drink and drug driving offence 35
82C No entitlement to compensation where conviction for certain serious road traffic offences 36
82D Where conviction or finding of guilt overturned 38
83 Out of or in the course of employment 39
84 Compensation for workers injured outside Victoria 41
84B Person not to be compensated twice 42
85 Entitlement to damages outside Victoria 43
86 Compensation for disease due to employment 46
87 Proclaimed diseases 47
88 Compensation for industrial deafness 48
89 Further diminution of hearing 50
90 Effect of determination for industrial deafness 53
90A Assessment of lung injury 53
90B Compensation for serious lung injury 54
90C Compensation for injury treated with lung transplant surgery 54
90D Further impairment related to lung injury 55
91 Assessment of impairment 55
Division 1A—Determination by courts and recognition of determinations 64
91A Determination of State with which worker's employment is connected in proceedings under this Act 64
91B Determination by County Court of State with which worker's employment is connected 65
91C Recognition of previous determinations 65
91D Determination may be made by consent 66
Division 2—Benefits 67
91E Definitions applicable to this Division 67
91EA Twice State average weekly earnings 70