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ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 1985 - SECT 114F

Recovery of payments

S. 114F(1) amended by No. 81/1998 s. 23(m).

    (1)     The Authority or a self-insurer may recover from a worker, an employer or any other person any payment of compensation or other amount to which the worker, employer or other person is not entitled.

S. 114F(1AA) inserted by No. 5/2021 s. 36.

    (1AA)     Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of provisional payments made under Division 2BA, except in the case of a payment obtained fraudulently.

S. 114F(1A) inserted by No. 80/2010 s. 69(1).

    (1A)     If the Authority recovers from a worker any amount paid as compensation to the worker by the worker's employer to which the worker is not entitled, the Authority may reimburse that amount to the employer.

S. 114F(2) amended by No. 81/1998 s. 23(k)(s).

    (2)     The Authority may recover from an employer the amount of any penalty or cost incurred by the Authority as a result of the employer failing to pay compensation as required by the Act.

S. 114F(3) inserted by No. 80/2010 s. 69(2).

    (3)     If—

        (a)     an amount of compensation under this Act has been paid to a person in consequence of a false or misleading statement or representation or in consequence of a failure or omission to comply with a provision of this Act; or

        (b)     a person is liable to pay an amount to the Authority or a self-insurer under this Act—

the amount concerned is recoverable by the Authority or a self-insurer from a person in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the Authority or self-insurer.

S. 114F(4) inserted by No. 80/2010 s. 69(2).

    (4)     Where an amount is recoverable from a person under subsection (3) and an amount is payable under this Act to or for the benefit of that person, the recoverable amount may be deducted from the amount so payable, despite anything to the contrary in section 97(4).

Pt 4 Div. 3AA (Heading and ss 114H–114R) inserted by No. 9/2010 s. 91.

Division 3AA—Employer objections

Ss 114H–114M inserted by No. 9/2010 s. 91, repealed by No. 67/2013 s. 635(7).

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S. 114N inserted by No. 9/2010 s. 91, amended by No. 80/2010 s. 70, repealed by No. 67/2013 s. 635(7).

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Ss 114O–114R inserted by No. 9/2010 s. 91, repealed by No. 67/2013 s. 635(7).

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S. 114S inserted by No. 80/2010 s. 71, repealed by No. 67/2013 s. 635(7).

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New Pt 4 Div. 3A (Heading) inserted by No. 50/1994
s. 50, substituted by No. 82/2001 s. 3.

Division 3A—Voluntary settlements

Pt 4 Div. 3A Subdiv. 1 (Heading) inserted by No. 82/2001 s. 3.

Subdivision 1—Settlements for certain serious injuries suffered on or after 12 November 1997 and before 20 October 1999

S. 115 substituted by Nos 64/1989
s. 10, 67/1992
s. 31, amended by Nos 50/1993 ss 78(1)(c), 100, 50/1994 s. 52, 7/1996 s. 29(1)-(4), 107/1997 ss 30(11)(q), 44(1)(2), 81/1998 ss 24(1)(a)(b), 30, substituted by No. 82/2001 s. 3.



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