Return to Work Act 1986
Part 11Transitional matters for Work Health and Safety (National Uniform
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Part 11 Transitional matters for Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Implementation Act 2011 Return to Work Act 1986 157 (b) compensation payable under section 64 or 65 in respect of a period before the commencement date in accordance with an order of the Court or Supreme Court made before the commencement date. (2) Despite anything to the contrary in section 12 of the Interpretation Act 1978 or in any other law in force in the Territory, and subject to subsection (1), section 49(1A) and (1B) applies in relation to the calculation of compensation: (a) paid before the commencement date; or (b) payable on or after the commencement date, even if the right to claim compensation arose before the commencement date. (3) To avoid doubt, section 49(1A) applies in relation to compensation under section 64 or 65 that is, on the commencement date, the subject of any of the following: (a) a dispute to which Part 6A, Division 1 applies; (b) proceedings under Part 6A, Division 2; (c) an appeal, review or special case being considered under Part 6A, Division 3, 4 or 5; (d) a commutation under section 74 not yet authorised by the Court.