Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SEAFARERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1992 No. 234, 1992 - SECT 130

130.(1) Subject to this section, an amount of compensation payable to a
claimant under section 29, 39, 40 or 41, must be paid to the claimant within
30 days after the date of the determination of the amount. Penalty: 10 penalty
units.

(2) If an amount of compensation is not paid to a claimant in accordance with
subsection (1), interest is payable to the claimant on that amount in respect
of the period beginning at the end of the period of 30 days referred to in
that subsection and ending on the day the amount is paid.

(3) Interest payable under subsection (2) must be paid at such rate as is from
time to time specified by the Minister for the purposes of this section by
notice in writing.

(4) This section does not apply if:

   (a)  an employer has been requested under Part 6 to reconsider a
        determination under section 78; or

   (b)  the Administrative Appeals Tribunal has been requested under Part 6 to
        review a determination under section 88; or

   (c)  a proceeding in respect of such a determination has been instituted
        under Part 6.