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164BAApplication of Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011
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### 164BA Application of Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011
> [*\[Section 164BA Inserted by No. 28 of 2011, s. 52, Applied:31 Oct 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-10-31/act-2011-028#GS52@EN)
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> > (1) In this section –
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> > > ***asbestos-related disease*** has the same meaning as it has in the [Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation Act 2011](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2011-029) .
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> > (2) If a claim for compensation in respect of an injury consisting of an asbestos-related disease was made by a person before the commencement of the [Asbestos-Related Diseases (Occupational Exposure) Compensation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2011-028) , the amendment effected by that Act to the definition of "injury" in [section 3](#GS3@EN) does not apply in respect of that person in relation to that claim or any subsequent claim for compensation made in relation to that injury.