Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) A worker who suffers an injury as a direct result of a violent act is not eligible to apply as a primary victim for financial assistance for the same (or substantially the same) injury if the worker:
(a) is being paid, or has been paid, compensation under the Work Health Act for the injury; or
(b) is entitled to compensation under the Work Health Act for the injury, regardless of whether the worker has made a claim for such compensation.
(2) Subsection (1) applies even if the nature of the damage or loss for which compensation is payable to the worker under the Work Health Act is different from the nature of the damage or loss for which the worker would, apart from subsection (1), be eligible to apply for financial assistance.
(3) A person who would, apart from subsection (1), be a secondary victim or family victim of the violent act against the worker is not eligible for financial assistance in connection with the violent act.
(4) Subsection (1) does not prevent:
(a) the worker from applying for counselling as a primary victim of the violent act; or
(b) any other person from applying for counselling as a secondary victim, family victim or related victim of the violent act.
(5) In this section:
"worker" has the same meaning as in the Work Health Act .