150EMeaning of “substantive law”

#### 150E Meaning of “substantive law” 150E Meaning of “substantive law” > In this Division— > > a State’s legislation about damages for a work related injury means— > > > (a) for this State—Part 5 of this Act and Chapter 7 of the 1998 Act, and any other provision of this Act or the 1998 Act providing for the interpretation of anything in that Part or Chapter, and > > > (b) for any other State—any provisions of a law of the State that is declared by the regulations to be the State’s legislation about damages for a work related injury. > > substantive law includes— > > > (a) a law that establishes, modifies, or extinguishes a cause of action or a defence to a cause of action, and > > > (b) a law prescribing the time within which an action must be brought (including a law providing for the extension or abridgment of that time), and > > > (c) a law that provides for the limitation or exclusion of liability or the barring of a right of action if a proceeding on, or arbitration of, a claim is not commenced within a particular time limit, and > > > (d) a law that limits the kinds of injury, loss or damage for which damages or compensation may be recovered, and > > > (e) a law that precludes the recovery of damages or compensation or limits the amount of damages or compensation that can be recovered, and > > > (f) a law expressed as a presumption, or rule of evidence, that affects substantive rights, and > > > (g) a provision of a State’s legislation about damages for a work related injury, whether or not it would be otherwise regarded as procedural in nature, > > but does not include a law prescribing rules for choice of law. > > **pt 5, div 1A (ss 150A–150F):** Ins 2002 No 124, Sch 1.1 \[4\].