Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1951 - SECT 171

    (1)     A claim for payment, other than a claim for payment for an injury that is an imminently fatal asbestos-related disease, may only be paid if the terms of settlement of the claim are approved.

    (2)     The terms of settlement of a claim for payment may be approved by—

        (a)     if they provide for payment of a lump sum to the claimant for an injury that is not an imminently fatal asbestos-related disease—the Magistrates Court; or

        (b)     in any other case—the DI fund manager.