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Workers Compensation Act 1951
171Payments out of DI fund
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171 Payments out of DI fund (1) A claim for payment, other than a claim for payment for an injury that is an imminently fatal asbestos-related disease, may only be paid if the terms of settlement of the claim are approved. (2) The terms of settlement of a claim for payment may be approved by— (a) if they provide for payment of a lump sum to the claimant for an injury that is not an imminently fatal asbestos-related disease— the Magistrates Court; or (b) in any other case—the DI fund manager.