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Workers Compensation Act 1951
180Definitions—ch 9
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180 Definitions—ch 9 damages includes an amount paid under a compromise or settlement of a claim for damages, whether or not a legal proceeding had been started, but does not include an amount paid for costs incurred in relation to a proceeding in a court. injury, in relation to a worker, includes damage to the worker’s contact lenses, crutches, prosthesis, spectacles or other artificial aid.