Part 14Savings and transitional provisions

Part 14 — Savings and transitional provisions

542. Terms used 361

543. Expressions used in former Act 361

544. Transitional regulations 361

545. Interpretation Act 1984 not affected 363

546. Act operates as continuation of former Act 363

547. References to former Act 363

548. Directions about corresponding provisions and pending matters 364

549. Effect of Act on validity of past acts 364

550. Application of Act to existing injuries and other matters 364

551. Pending claims under former Act 365

552. Pending matters exclusion of injury: reasonable administrative action 366

553. Firefighters 366

554. Jockeys 367

Division 2 — Compensation

555. Continuation of entitlement to compensation 367

556. Calculation of income compensation commenced as weekly payments under former Act 367

557. Caps on compensation 368

558. Compensation paid or payable under former Act 369

559. Provisional payments of compensation 370

560. Vocational rehabilitation compensation 370

561. Lump sum compensation for permanent impairment 370

562. Noise‑induced hearing loss 370

563. Compensation for death of worker before 1 July 2018 371

564. When entitlement to income compensation ceases due to age 371

565. Compensation for AIDS 372

566. Updating of general maximum amount 372

Division 3 — Injury management

567. Return to work programs established under s. 155C of former Act 372

568. Employer’s obligation to make position or suitable duties available 373

569. Approved workplace rehabilitation providers 373

570. Vocational rehabilitation 373

Division 4 — Dispute resolution

571. Terms used 374

572. Disputes to which Act applies 374