69BPeriod for which benefits are payable

69B Period for which benefits are payable

[Section 69B Inserted by No. 16 of 1995, s. 47 ][Section 69B Substituted by No. 99 of 2000, s. 36, Applied:01 Jul 2001]

(1)  The weekly payment determined under section 69 is to be payable as follows:

(a) [Section 69B Subsection (1) amended by No. 65 of 2004, s. 18, Applied:17 Dec 2004] [Section 69B Subsection (1) amended by No. 85 of 2009, s. 17, Applied:01 Jul 2010] 100% of the weekly payment for the first 26 weeks of the period of incapacity following the date of the initial incapacity;

(b) [Section 69B Subsection (1) amended by No. 16 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:29 Jun 2004] [Section 69B Subsection (1) amended by No. 65 of 2004, s. 18, Applied:17 Dec 2004] [Section 69B Subsection (1) amended by No. 85 of 2009, s. 17, Applied:01 Jul 2010] [Section 69B Subsection (1) amended by No. 85 of 2009, s. 17, Applied:01 Jul 2010] 90% (or, if subsection (2) applies to the worker, 95%) of the weekly payment for the period of incapacity exceeding 26 weeks but not exceeding 78 weeks from the date of the initial incapacity;

(c) [Section 69B Subsection (1) amended by No. 16 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:29 Jun 2004] [Section 69B Subsection (1) amended by No. 16 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:29 Jun 2004] [Section 69B Subsection (1) amended by No. 16 of 2004, s. 4, Applied:29 Jun 2004] [Section 69B Subsection (1) amended by No. 65 of 2004, s. 18, Applied:17 Dec 2004] [Section 69B Subsection (1) amended by No. 85 of 2009, s. 17, Applied:01 Jul 2010] 80% (or, if applies to the worker, 85%) of the weekly payment for the period of incapacity exceeding 78 weeks but not exceeding –