Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) Section 13(5)(a)
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(a) a person stops being entitled to benefits under this section:
(i) if the day of the accident is more than 2 years before the day the person reaches pension age – on the day the person reaches pension age; or
(ii) otherwise – 104 weeks after the day of the accident;
(2) After section 13(5)
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(5A) Despite subsection (1), if the person mentioned in that subsection is pension age or older on the day of the accident, compensation is not payable under this section unless the Commission is satisfied that, on the day of the accident, the person was someone who earns income from personal exertion.