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Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003
sec.144AWhen weekly payments of compensation stop
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### sec.144A When weekly payments of compensation stop
The entitlement of a worker to weekly payments of compensation under part 9 stops when the first of the following happens—
the incapacity because of the work related injury stops;
the worker has received weekly payments for the incapacity for 5 years;
compensation under this part reaches the maximum amount under part 6 .
If subsection (1) (b) or (c) applies, the worker’s entitlement to further compensation for the injury stops.
Subsection (2) does not apply to the worker’s entitlement to compensation under chapter 4A .
This section does not limit another provision of this Act that stops weekly payments.
s 144A (prev s 177) amd 2004 No. 45 s 27 (1) – (2)
renum and reloc 2004 No. 45 s 27 (3)
amd 2016 No. 44 s 21
(sec.144A-ssec.1) The entitlement of a worker to weekly payments of compensation under part 9 stops when the first of the following happens— the incapacity because of the work related injury stops; the worker has received weekly payments for the incapacity for 5 years; compensation under this part reaches the maximum amount under part 6 .
(sec.144A-ssec.2) If subsection (1) (b) or (c) applies, the worker’s entitlement to further compensation for the injury stops.
(sec.144A-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the worker’s entitlement to compensation under chapter 4A .
(sec.144A-ssec.4) This section does not limit another provision of this Act that stops weekly payments.
- (a) the incapacity because of the work related injury stops;
- (b) the worker has received weekly payments for the incapacity for 5 years;
- (c) compensation under this part reaches the maximum amount under part 6 .