Workers Compensation Act 1951
33Payments to people with legal disabilities
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33 Payments to people with legal disabilities (1) If compensation under this Act is payable to someone with a legal disability, the Magistrates Court may make any order about the payment of the compensation that it considers appropriate to protect the person or the person’s interests. person with a mental disability means a person who is not legally competent to conduct the person’s legal affairs because of a mental disability whether or not a guardian has not been appointed for the person under the Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991. someone with a legal disability means someone who is— (a) a child; or (b) a person with a mental disability.