QLDIn ForceAct
Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003
sec.240Consequences, to costs, of seeking damages
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.240
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003.
### sec.240 Consequences, to costs, of seeking damages
If the claimant is a worker who does not have a terminal condition and the claimant’s notice of assessment states that the claimant’s DPI is 20% or more, part 12 , division 1 applies in relation to costs in the claimant’s proceeding for damages.
If the claimant is a worker who does not have a terminal condition and the claimant’s notice of assessment states that the claimant’s DPI is less than 20%, part 12 , division 2 applies in relation to costs in the claimant’s proceeding for damages.
If the claimant is a worker who has a terminal condition, part 12 , division 1 applies in relation to costs in the claimant’s proceeding for damages.
If the claimant is a dependant, part 12 , division 1 applies in relation to costs in the claimant’s proceeding for damages.
s 240 amd 2005 No. 50 s 35 ; 2013 No. 52 ss 20 , 56 sch 1 (retro)
(sec.240-ssec.1) If the claimant is a worker who does not have a terminal condition and the claimant’s notice of assessment states that the claimant’s DPI is 20% or more, part 12 , division 1 applies in relation to costs in the claimant’s proceeding for damages.
(sec.240-ssec.2) If the claimant is a worker who does not have a terminal condition and the claimant’s notice of assessment states that the claimant’s DPI is less than 20%, part 12 , division 2 applies in relation to costs in the claimant’s proceeding for damages.
(sec.240-ssec.3) If the claimant is a worker who has a terminal condition, part 12 , division 1 applies in relation to costs in the claimant’s proceeding for damages.
(sec.240-ssec.4) If the claimant is a dependant, part 12 , division 1 applies in relation to costs in the claimant’s proceeding for damages.