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Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013
12DRights and obligations in the Code of Claimants' Rights
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12D Rights and obligations in the Code of Claimants' Rights
(1) Any rights and obligations specified in the Code of Claimants' Rights do not affect the entitlements and responsibilities of claimants under this Act, or any other Act, or at common law.
(2) Any right or obligation specified in the Code of Claimants' Rights does not create a legal right in any person.
(3) Contravention of a right or obligation specified in the Code of Claimants' Rights does not give rise to any civil cause of action merely because of contravention of the right or obligation and no damages may be awarded in respect of any such contravention.