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Health and Other Services (Compensation) Act 1995
33LAdvance payments to the Commonwealth discharge liability
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#### 33L Advance payments to the Commonwealth discharge liability
The making of an advance payment by a compensation payer or insurer to the Commonwealth of the amount of compensation payable under a judgment or settlement operates, to the extent of the payment, as a discharge of:
(a) the compensation payer’s or insurer’s liability to the compensable person in respect of the amount of compensation; and
(b) the compensable person’s liability to pay to the Commonwealth amounts payable under this Act or the Charges Act in respect of the amount of compensation.