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Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003
sec.235ADate of relevant health practitioner consultation taken to be date of injury
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### sec.235A Date of relevant health practitioner consultation taken to be date of injury
For the application of this chapter in relation to an injury sustained by a worker that happens over a period, the date on which the worker first consulted a relevant health practitioner about the injury is taken to be the date of the worker’s injury.
This section does not apply to a latent onset injury.
This section does not limit section 236 .
In this section—
relevant health practitioner means a doctor, nurse practitioner or dentist authorised under section 132 to issue a certificate under the section.
s 235A ins 2007 No. 52 s 21
amd 2010 No. 24 s 13
(sec.235A-ssec.1) For the application of this chapter in relation to an injury sustained by a worker that happens over a period, the date on which the worker first consulted a relevant health practitioner about the injury is taken to be the date of the worker’s injury.
(sec.235A-ssec.2) This section does not apply to a latent onset injury.
(sec.235A-ssec.3) This section does not limit section 236 .
(sec.235A-ssec.4) In this section— relevant health practitioner means a doctor, nurse practitioner or dentist authorised under section 132 to issue a certificate under the section.