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Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003
sec.680Injuries sustained before commencement
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### sec.680 Injuries sustained before commencement
This section applies if a worker sustained an injury before the commencement.
The pre-amended Act continues to apply in relation to the injury as if the amendment Act had not been enacted.
Without limiting subsection (2)—
the amount of compensation payable in relation to the injury must be worked out under the pre-amended Act; and
chapter 5 of the pre-amended Act applies in relation to damages for the injury.
In this section—
injury has the meaning given by section 32 of the pre-amended Act.
s 680 ins 2013 No. 52 s 107
(sec.680-ssec.1) This section applies if a worker sustained an injury before the commencement.
(sec.680-ssec.2) The pre-amended Act continues to apply in relation to the injury as if the amendment Act had not been enacted.
(sec.680-ssec.3) Without limiting subsection (2)— the amount of compensation payable in relation to the injury must be worked out under the pre-amended Act; and chapter 5 of the pre-amended Act applies in relation to damages for the injury.
(sec.680-ssec.4) In this section— injury has the meaning given by section 32 of the pre-amended Act.
- (a) the amount of compensation payable in relation to the injury must be worked out under the pre-amended Act; and
- (b) chapter 5 of the pre-amended Act applies in relation to damages for the injury.