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Workers Compensation Act 1951
186Discharge of liability out of payments into court
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186 Discharge of liability out of payments into court
(a) a worker or a dependant of a deceased worker is liable under
section 183 (Remedies both against the employer and a stranger)
or section 185 (Dependants recovering damages and not
claiming compensation) to pay an amount to the worker’s
(b) the Magistrates Court or a person appointed by the Magistrates
Court for the purpose holds on behalf of the worker or
dependant—
(i) an amount (a relevant amount) of compensation payable
for the benefit of, or of damages awarded to, the worker or
dependant; or
(ii) investments (relevant investments) acquired out of a
relevant amount.
(2) If the Magistrates Court or person holds a relevant amount, the court
or person must—
(a) deduct from the relevant amount an amount not exceeding the
amount that the worker or dependant is liable to pay the
(b) pay the amount deducted to the employer.
(3) If the Magistrates Court or person holds relevant investments, the
court or person must—
(a) realise some or all of the investments; and
(b) deduct from the proceeds of the realisation an amount not
exceeding the amount that the worker or dependant is liable to
pay the employer; and
(c) pay the amount deducted to the employer.
(4) The payment of an amount under subsection (2) or (3) is a discharge,
to the extent of the amount paid, of the liability of—
(a) the worker or dependant to the employer; and
(b) the Magistrates Court or other person to the worker or
dependant.
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