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AUS-1994-R-36241
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Title_of_text
Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Amendment Regulations 1994 (WC301 of 1994)
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Australia
Subjects (Classification)
Employment accident and occupational disease benefit
Adopted on (Date of text)
1994-02-18
Scope of text
State or Province
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Provides that liability for the permanent total incapacity of a worker, who has not attained the age of 55 years, may be redeemed by the payment of a lump sum in the following cases: (a) to make an investment to produce income for the worker; (b) to enable the worker to reside in a different area in a case where there are substantial economic or compassionate grounds for enabling the worker to do so; or (c) any purpose such that, because of the special circumstances of the case, use of the sum for that purpose will substantially assist in the rehabilitation of the worker. Inserts a new regulation 12 relating to agreements. Provides for other minor amendments. Made under the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 1981.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1994-03-01
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Serial region
Serial title
Government Gazette
Date
1994-02-18
Number
No. 22
Page range
pp. 660-664