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Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003
sec.242Need for urgent proceedings
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### sec.242 Need for urgent proceedings
This section applies in relation to an urgent need for the claimant to start a proceeding for damages.
Section 276 provides a way for the claimant to satisfy section 302 (2) .
Also, the claimant may, under section 298 , seek leave to start a proceeding for damages for an injury without complying with section 275 .
However, if the leave mentioned in subsection (3) is given, a proceeding started by leave is stayed until the claimant complies with section 275 .
s 242 amd 2010 No. 24 s 3 sch
sub 2013 No. 52 s 21 (retro)
(sec.242-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to an urgent need for the claimant to start a proceeding for damages.
(sec.242-ssec.2) Section 276 provides a way for the claimant to satisfy section 302 (2) .
(sec.242-ssec.3) Also, the claimant may, under section 298 , seek leave to start a proceeding for damages for an injury without complying with section 275 .
(sec.242-ssec.4) However, if the leave mentioned in subsection (3) is given, a proceeding started by leave is stayed until the claimant complies with section 275 .