91Payment of compensation money to person entitled and to Public Trustee

### 91 Payment of compensation money to person entitled and to Public Trustee > > (1)  [*\[Section 91 Subsection (1) amended by No. 65 of 2004, s. 26, Applied:17 Dec 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-12-17/act-2004-065#GS26@EN) *\[Section 91 Subsection (1) amended by No. 16 of 1995, s. 63 \]*Except as provided in this section and in [section 67D](#GS67D@EN) , all money payable by way of compensation under this Act in respect of death or in a lump sum as provided by [section 71](#GS71@EN) or [72](#GS72@EN) shall be paid to the person entitled to that money. > > > (1A)  *\[Section 91 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 16 of 1995, s. 63 \]*Where a person to whom money is payable under [subsection (1)](#GS91@Gs1@EN) is under a legal disability, the Tribunal is to determine to whom the money payable to that person is to be paid. > > > (2)  *\[Section 91 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 16 of 1995, s. 63 \]*If the Tribunal has reasonable doubts about the nature of the dependency between the person under a legal disability and the legal guardian of that person, the Tribunal may determine that the money payable to the person under a legal disability is to be paid to the Public Trustee. > > > (3)  The Public Trustee – > > > > > > (a) shall invest, apply, or otherwise deal with the money paid to him under [subsection (2)](#GS91@Gs2@EN) for the benefit of the person entitled to the money, in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed in the regulations; and > > > > > > > (b) shall cause the income from any money so invested to be paid to, or for the benefit of, that person. > > > (4)  Where a worker does not leave any dependants, the payment of compensation under this Act in respect of his death may be paid to his legal personal representative, or, if there is no such representative, to the person to whom the expenses of medical attendance and his funeral are due. > > > (5)  An employer who pays to the person entitled or, where the person entitled is under a disability, to the Public Trustee compensation in respect of a worker's death is exonerated, to the extent of the compensation paid by him, from all liability under this Act in respect of the same subject matter.