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ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 1985 - SECT 114A

Reduction of weekly payments after the first entitlement period

    (1)     Weekly payments must not be reduced under section 114(8)

S. 114A(1)(a) amended by Nos 107/1997
s. 30(11)(e), 81/1998 s. 23(o), 9/2010 s. 33(3)(a)(i).

        (a)     unless the Authority or self-insurer has made a determination of the worker's entitlement under section 93B; and

S. 114A(1)(b) amended by No. 81/1998 s. 23(o).

        (b)     until the Authority or self-insurer has given at least 14 days notice under section 114 of the decision following that determination.

S. 114A(2) amended by Nos 107/1997
s. 30(11)(d), 9/2010 s. 33(3)(a)(ii).

    (2)     The notice is not invalid only because the date specified in the notice as the date on which the reduction is to take effect is not a date immediately after the expiry of the first entitlement period but has effect on the date immediately after the completion of the first entitlement period or, if the date specified in the notice is a later date, the later date.

S. 114A(3) amended by Nos 107/1997
s. 30(11)(d)(f)–(h), 82/2001 s. 21, 9/2010 s. 33(3)(a)(ii)–(iv).

    (3)     Despite anything to the contrary in section 93B, until notice is given to a worker and the date specified in the notice has expired, the worker is deemed to be entitled to weekly payments in respect of any period after the expiry of the first entitlement period under section 93B(2)(a) or (3)(a) provided that the worker is but for the expiry of 13 weeks otherwise entitled to weekly payments.

S. 114A(4) amended by No. 107/1997
s. 30(11)(d), repealed by
No. 107/1997
s. 30(11)(i).

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S. 114A(5) amended by No. 107/1997
s. 30(11)(j).

    (5)     Subsections (1)(b), (2) and (3) do not apply if—

S. 114A(5)(a) amended by No. 107/1997
s. 30(11)(d), repealed by
No. 107/1997
s. 30(11)(k).

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S. 114A(5)(b) amended by Nos 107/1997
s. 30(11)(d), 9/2010 s. 33(3)(a)(ii).

        (b)     the claim for weekly payments is made within the period of 42 days before the expiry of the first entitlement period.

S. 114A(6) amended by Nos 107/1997
s. 30(11) (d)(f)(l), 9/2010 s. 33(3)(a)(ii)(v).

    (6)     If subsection (5)(b) applies and weekly payments are commenced, the entitlement to weekly payments in respect of any period after the expiry of the first entitlement period must be determined in accordance with section 93B.

S. 114B inserted by No. 50/1994
s. 50.



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