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Section 47 - Workers Compensation Act 1951 - No assignment etc of weekly compensation — Zoe

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47 No assignment etc of weekly compensation Weekly compensation (including compensation payable under section 45 (Effect of living outside Australia if compensation still payable)) may not— (a) be assigned, charged or attached; and (b) pass to anyone else by operation of law; and (c) have a claim set off against it. Part 4.4 Compensation for permanent injuries

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