Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011
114Person not to receive statutory compensation under more than one Act
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114 Person not to receive statutory compensation under more than one Act
(1) Compensation under this Act is not payable, in respect of a person who has an asbestos-related disease, to the extent that compensation has been received in relation to that disease under –
(a) an enactment of a place other than this State; or
(b) the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 ; or
(c) the Workers' Compensation Act 1927 .
(2) If a person receives compensation under this Act in relation to an asbestos-related disease and, in relation to the same disease, subsequently receives compensation under an enactment of a place other than this State –
(a) the amount described in subsection (3) is a debt due and payable to the Commissioner; and
(b) the Commissioner may, in a court of competent jurisdiction, sue and recover the amount from the person.
(3) The amount that is recoverable under subsection (2) in relation to the asbestos-related disease referred to in that subsection is the lesser of the following:
(a) an amount equivalent to the amount of compensation by way of one or more lump sums paid under this Act in relation to the asbestos-related disease;
(b) an amount equivalent to the amount of compensation received in relation to the asbestos-related disease under the enactment of a place other than this State.
(4) Expenses of the kind referred to in Part 11 that relate toa person who has an asbestos-related diseaseare not payable under this Act to the extent that those expenses have been paid under –
(a) an enactment of a place other than this State; or
(b) the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 ; or
(c) the .