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Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013
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316 Recognition of previous determinations
(1) If a determination of the State with which a worker's employment is connected has been made—
(a) by a court of this State under section 314 or 315; or
(b) by a designated court under a provision of a law that corresponds with section 314 or 315; or
(c) by a court of this State or another State in the course of proceedings on a claim for damages—
the State so determined is to be recognised for the purposes of this Act or the **Accident Compensation Act 1985** as the State with which the worker's employment is connected.
(2) This section does not prevent any appeal relating to any such determination of a court and, if the determination is altered on appeal, the altered determination is to be recognised under subsection (1).
***corresponding law*** means the provisions of the statutory workers compensation scheme of another State that corresponds with section 37;
***designated court*** means—
(a) the Supreme Court of a State in which a corresponding law is in force; or
(b) a court, tribunal or other decision-making body of a State in which a corresponding law is in force that is declared by the Minister to be a designated court for the purposes of this section by a notice published in the Government Gazette;
***State*** includes Territory.