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Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013
257Payment and nature of settlement amounts
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257 Payment and nature of settlement amounts
(1) If a worker accepts an offer of settlement, the Authority or self-insurer must make the settlement payment within the time (if any) required by any direction of the Minister under section 263.
(2) A settlement payment under this Division is a capital sum for loss of earning capacity.