Workers Compensation Act 1987
85APayment of benefits to beneficiaries
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85A Payment of benefits to beneficiaries
85A Payment of benefits to beneficiaries
(1) Despite section 85, the Commission may authorise the payment of compensation referred to in section 85 (1)—
(a) to the person who is entitled to the compensation, or
(b) to such other person, for the benefit of the person entitled to the compensation, as the Commission thinks fit.
(2) Any such payment is to be made in the manner authorised by the Commission.
s 85A: Ins 2000 No 31, Sch 15. Subst 2001 No 61, Sch 6.1 [66].