Div 9CSubsequent actions by workers with silica-related conditions 393

Division 9C—Subsequent actions by workers with silica-related conditions 393 135BC Definitions 393 135BD Initial and subsequent award of damages for serious silica-related conditions 393 135BE Only one subsequent award of damages permitted 394 135BF Regard must be had to initial award of damages 394 135BG Regard must be had to legal costs incurred in initial action 394 135BH Total award of damages not to exceed relevant statutory maximum 395 Division 10—Other actions and rights 395 135C Damages under Part III of Wrongs Act 1958 395 136 Authority or employer not liable for certain costs and expenses 397 137 Liability of the Transport Accident Commission 398 137A Settlement between Transport Accident Commission and the Authority 402 138 Indemnity by third party 403 138A Substantive law 406 138B Compensation for pain and suffering 407 Part VIII—General 411 252H Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction 429 252I Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction 429 252P Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction 431 Part IX—Savings and transitional provisions—Amending Acts 433 Division 1—Accident Compensation (Miscellaneous Amendment) Act 1997 433 254 Definition of amending Act 433 255 Section 91 (Assessment of impairment) 433 Division 2—Accident Compensation (Common Law and Benefits) Act 2000 434 256 Definition of amending Act 434 257 Section 5A (Pre-injury average weekly earnings) 434 Division 3—Accident Compensation and Transport Accident Acts (Amendment) Act 2003 435 258 Definitions 435 259 Section 5(1) (Definition of *injury*) 435 260 Section 5(1) (Definition of *medical service*) 435 261 Section 5A (Pre-injury average weekly earnings) 435 262 Section 82 (Entitlement to compensation) 435 263 Section 86 (Compensation for disease due to employment) 436 264 Section 91 (Assessment of impairment) 436 265 Section 98C (Compensation for non-economic loss) 437 266 Section 99 (Compensation for medical and like services) 437 267 Part IV (Payment of Compensation) 437 Division 4—Accident Compensation Legislation (Amendment) Act 2004 438 270 Sections 5(1), 88, 89, 91 and 98C—(claims for compensation for further loss of hearing) 438 272 Section 92A (Revised compensation for death of worker) 439 273 Section 93C (Grandfather provision) 440 274 Section 93CB (After the first entitlement period and until the expiry of the second entitlement period) 440 275 Section 93E (Injury after retirement) 440 276 Section 99—occupational rehabilitation services 440 279 Section 104B (Claims for compensation under section 98C) 441 280 Section 119IA (Circumstances in which offer may be withdrawn or settlement avoided) 441 281 Section 134AB (Actions for damages) 441 282 Section 135A (Actions for damages) 442 283 Section 135BA (Actions by terminally ill workers) 443 Division 5—Accident Compensation (Amendment) Act 2005 443 284 Sections 89, 91 and 98C—(claims for compensation for further loss of hearing) 443 285 Sections 111, 114 and 114B 444 Division 6—Treasury Legislation (Repeal) Act 2005 444 286 Saving of rights under Miners' Phthisis (Treasury Allowances) Act 1938 444 Division 7—Accident Compensation and Other Legislation (Amendment) Act 2006 444 287 Section 5A 444 288 Section 16 445 289 Sections 43, 50, 93C, 93CB and 93E 445 290 Section 91 446 291 Section 92A 447 292 Sections 93B, 93CB and 93CD 447 293 Section 93EA 447 294 Section 99 447 295 Sections 114 and 114B 448 Division 8—Transport Accident and Accident Compensation Acts Amendment Act 2007 448 296 Section 91 448 297 Section 99(1)(aa) 449 Division 9—State Taxation and Accident Compensation Acts Amendment Act 2007 449 298 Section 99 449 Division 10—Compensation and Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 2008 450 299 Section 138 (Indemnity by third party) 450 Division 11—Asbestos Diseases Compensation Act 2008 450 300 Section 135BB 450 Division 12—Accident Compensation Amendment Act 2010 451 301 Definitions 451 302 Section 5A 451 303 Section 14(3) 451 304 Section 82 452 305 Sections 82A-82D 452 312 Section 93CA 453 313 Section 93CD 453 314 Section 93CDA 454 315 Section 93CE 454 316 Section 92B 454 317 Sections 96 and 96A 454 319 Section 114 454 320 Section 91 455 321 Section 98C 455 325 Section 134AB (Actions for damages) 456 326 Section 134ABAA (Determination of serious injury application following death of worker) 456 327 Section 135A (Actions for damages) 456 328 Section 135BBA (Actions by terminally ill workers continued after death of worker) 456 329 Section 92 (Compensation for death of a worker) 457 330 Section 92A (Revised compensation for death of worker) 457 331 Section 92AA (Re-imbursement of expenses incurred by non‑dependant family members of a deceased worker) 458 332 Section 92B (Weekly pension for dependants of worker who dies) 459 333 Section 92D (Provisional payment) 459 347 Sections 5(9A) and (10) and 5C to 5E (Remuneration) 459 348 Section 138 (Indemnity by third party) 459 349 Section 138 (Indemnity by third party) 459 352 Retrospective operation of certain instruments of delegation 460 352A Retrospective operation of certain instruments of delegation 461 Division 13—Transport Accident and Accident Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2010 462 365 Definitions 462 366 Sections 5A to 5AE, 5B and Schedule 1A 463 367 Part I, Division 3 and sections 6 to 12, 14 and 15 463 368 Section 82D (Road traffic offences) 463 368A Section 91(3AAA) 464 369 Section 91E (Benefits—definitions) 464 370 Section 92A (Death of a worker) 464 371 Section 93CE (Superannuation contributions) 464 372 Section 98C (Non-economic loss) 464 373 Section 98E (Total loss) 465 374 Part IV, Division 2B (Compensation for medical and like services) 465 375 Sections 117C to 117G 465 378 Section 134AB (Actions for damages) 466 382 Section 125A(3) 466 388 Section 92B 466 389 Guidelines under section 14AA 467 Division 14—Justice Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2012 467 390 Effect of repeal of section 134AE 467 Division 15—Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 468 391 Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 468 Division 16—WorkSafe Legislation Amendment Act 2017 468 392 Amendment of section 99 (Liability of Authority and self-insurer) 468 393 Savings provision—seafarers' claims 469 Division 17—Treasury and Finance Legislation Amendment Act 2018 469 394 Treasury and Finance Legislation Amendment Act 2018 469 Division 18—Workplace Safety Legislation and Other Matters Amendment Act 2022 470 395 Section 92B 470 Division 19—Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Act 2025 470 396 Definition of *amending Act* 470 397 Sections 93C, 93CD and 97 470 398 Sections 98C and 100C 471 399 Section 99 471 400 Section 92B 472 Schedules 475 Schedule 1A—Pre-injury average weekly earnings 475 Schedule 1—Table to be used to determine settlement amounts under sections 115B and 117B 481 Schedule 2—Modification to degrees of impairment for the purposes of section 98C 482 Schedule 3A—Compensation for maims 484 Schedule 3B—No Disadvantage—Compensation Table 489 Endnotes 494 1 General information 494 2 Table of Amendments 496 3 Explanatory details 516 **Version No.** **235** **Accident Compensation Act 1985** **No. 10191 of 1985** Version incorporating amendments as at An Act to establish the Accident Compensation Commission, to constitute an Accident Compensation Tribunal, to establish the Victorian Accident Rehabilitation Council, to provide for the payment of compensation, to impose a levy in respect of accident compensation, to provide for the assessment and collection of the levy, to amend the **Workers Compensation Act 1958**, the **Pay-roll Tax Act 1971**, the **Motor Accidents Act 1973**, the **Motor Car Act 1958** and certain other Acts and for other purposes. **BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say):** Part I—Preliminary Pt 1 Div. 1 (Heading) inserted by No. 80/2010 s. 15.