Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2025
sec.220Legal professional costs of claim incurred in relation to proceeding in court
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sec.220 Legal professional costs of claim incurred in relation to proceeding in court
Section 195 applies in relation to legal professional costs of a claim incurred in relation to a proceeding in a court only if the notice of claim given under section 275 of the Act in relation to the injury the subject of the proceeding is given after the commencement. Subsection (1) applies even if the injury the subject of the proceeding was sustained before the commencement. If the notice of claim given under section 275 of the Act in relation to the injury the subject of the proceeding was given before the commencement, section 136 of the expired regulation continues to apply in relation to the proceeding as if this regulation had not been made. (sec.220-ssec.1) Section 195 applies in relation to legal professional costs of a claim incurred in relation to a proceeding in a court only if the notice of claim given under section 275 of the Act in relation to the injury the subject of the proceeding is given after the commencement. (sec.220-ssec.2) Subsection (1) applies even if the injury the subject of the proceeding was sustained before the commencement. (sec.220-ssec.3) If the notice of claim given under section 275 of the Act in relation to the injury the subject of the proceeding was given before the commencement, section 136 of the expired regulation continues to apply in relation to the proceeding as if this regulation had not been made.