Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after subsection (9) the following subsection:

(10)  Despite subsection (9) , the total amount that may be awarded to a person in respect of an application for an award of compensation is the greater of the following:

(a) the relevant prescribed maximum under section 6A , that applied to the person in respect of the application, at the time the application was lodged;

(b) the relevant prescribed maximum under section 6A , that applied to the person in respect of the application, at the time the application was determined by the Commissioner.