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Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998
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Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998
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280A Claim for lump sum compensation a pre-condition to damages claim
A claim for work injury damages in respect of an injury cannot be made unless a claim for lump sum compensation in respect of the injury is made before or at the same time as the claim for work injury damages.
s 280A: Ins 2001 No 94, Sch 1.2 [2].