126AClaims against Nominal Insurer for increase in payments

### 126A Claims against Nominal Insurer for increase in payments > [*\[Section 126A Inserted by No. 16 of 2004, s. 5, Applied:29 Jun 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-06-29/act-2004-016#GS5@EN) > > > (1)  Where an employer becomes liable, as a result of the amendments to [section 69B](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1988-004#GS69B@EN) effected by the [Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Act 2004](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2004-999) , for increased weekly payments in respect of claims for compensation relating to periods of incapacity after the commencement of that Act with respect to injuries occurring on or after 1 July 2001 and before the commencement of that Act, the employer's insurer or, if the employer is a self-insurer, the employer may make a claim against the Nominal Insurer for an amount equivalent to the increase in those weekly payments. > > > (2)  The Nominal Insurer is to pay to the employer's insurer or, if the employer is a self-insurer, the employer the amount equivalent to the increase in weekly payments referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS126A@Gs1@EN) . > > > (3)  For the purposes of this section, the Crown in the right of this State is taken to be a self-insurer.