Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
138AJAvailability of action in another State not relevant
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138AJ Availability of action in another State not relevant
[Section 138AJ of Part X Inserted by No. 65 of 2004, s. 32, Applied:17 Dec 2004]
(1) It makes no difference for the purpose of this Division that, under the substantive law of another State –
(a) the nature of the circumstances is such that they would not have given rise to a cause of action had they occurred in that State; or
(b) the circumstances on which the claim is based do not give rise to a cause of action.
(2) In this section –
another State means a State other than the State with which the worker's employment is connected.