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ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 1985 - SECT 104A

Directions relating to claim for compensation under sections 98 and 98A

S. 104A(1) amended by No. 60/1996 s. 20.

    (1)     For the purposes of section 104, the Minister may issue directions for or with respect to procedures for the determination of claims for compensation under sections 98 and 98A.

S. 104A(1A) inserted by No. 82/2001 s. 19(1).

    (1A)     For the purposes of section 104AA, the Minister may issue directions for or with respect to procedures for the withdrawal of claims of compensation under sections 98 and 98A.

S. 104A(2) amended by No. 82/2001 s. 19(2), repealed by No. 80/2010 s. 122(2).

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    (3)     The directions apply to claims for compensation under sections 98 and 98A given, served or lodged after the publication of the directions.

S. 104A(4) amended by No. 107/1997
s. 35(4).

    (4)     The parties to a claim and their legal practitioners and agents must comply with the directions.

S. 104A(5) amended by No. 82/2001 s. 19(3).

    (5)     Directions made under subsection (1) may specify that the failure to comply with a particular provision of the directions has the effect of suspending the claim or any proceeding relating to the claim until the provision is complied with.

S. 104A(6) inserted by No. 107/1997
s. 35(5), amended by No. 82/2001 s. 19(3).

    (6)     Directions made under subsection (1)—

        (a)     may require that each of the parties to a claim or their legal representatives provide information by affidavit to the other parties or their legal representatives and, if applicable, to a Conciliation Officer; and

        (b)     may require that the parties to a claim and their legal representatives must attend at a conference or conferences in respect of the claim.

S. 104B inserted by No. 107/1997
s. 43(2).



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