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Workers Compensation Act 1951
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137 How worker may commute rights
(1) A worker may commute, in writing, an existing right to compensation
for a compensable injury on payment of an amount by the licensed
insurer (the settlement).
(2) The settlement may include a payout of 1 or more of the following:
(a) the worker’s entitlement to weekly compensation under part 4.3;
(b) the worker’s entitlement to compensation for permanent injuries
under part 4.4;
(c) the worker’s entitlement to compensation for medical treatment,
damage and other costs under part 4.5;
(d) an entitlement of the worker to compensation apart from this
Act;
(e) any other amount.
(3) However, if the worker is eligible to participate in the LTCS scheme,
before the worker commutes an existing right to compensation under
subsection (1), the worker must apply under the LTCS Act to
participate in the LTCS scheme.