98Compensation payable to family members

98 Compensation payable to family members

Subject to this Act, the compensation payable, as a lump sum, to all persons who –

(a) are members of the family of a person who has a compensable disease; and

(b) are entitled to compensation under this Act –

is an amount equivalent to the total family amount in relation to the person who has a compensable disease, which amount is to be distributed, between the members of the family of the person who has a compensable disease, in accordance with Schedule 1 .