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Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998
263Lump sum compensation claims to be made at same time
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#### 263 Lump sum compensation claims to be made at same time
263 Lump sum compensation claims to be made at same time
> > (1) All claims for permanent impairment compensation in respect of an injury must, as far as practicable, be made at the same time.
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> > (2) A legal practitioner or agent who acts for a worker when such a claim is made is not entitled to recover any costs from the worker or the employer in relation to any such claim made later (including such a claim made by later amendment of proceedings) unless there is a good reason for the claim being made later.
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> **s 263:** Ins 2001 No 61, Sch 4.2 \[17\]. Am 2012 No 53, Sch 2.2 \[1\].