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Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998
289BStay of disputed work capacity decision
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#### 289B Stay of disputed work capacity decision
289B Stay of disputed work capacity decision
> > (1) The referral of a dispute for determination by the Commission in relation to a work capacity decision to discontinue, or reduce the amount of, weekly payments of compensation operates to stay the decision and prevents the taking of action by an insurer based on the decision while the decision is stayed.
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> > (2) However, the decision is stayed only if the dispute is referred for determination by the Commission before the expiry of the required period of notice under section 80.
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> > (3) A stay operates from the time the President accepts the dispute for referral until the proceedings are determined, dismissed or discontinued.
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> > (4) The Commission may, if it considers that a party to the dispute is unreasonably delaying the proceedings on the dispute, order that the stay ceases to have effect.
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> **s 289B:** Ins 2018 No 62, Sch 1.2 \[15\]. Am 2020 No 18, Sch 6.11\[27\].