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WORKPLACE INJURY MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1998 - SECT 263

Lump sum compensation claims to be made at same time

263 Lump sum compensation claims to be made at same time

(1) All claims for permanent impairment compensation in respect of an injury must, as far as practicable, be made at the same time.
(2) A legal practitioner or agent who acts for a worker when such a claim is made is not entitled to recover any costs from the worker or the employer in relation to any such claim made later (including such a claim made by later amendment of proceedings) unless there is a good reason for the claim being made later.



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