Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current ActsS. 4AA(1) amended by No. 67/2013 s. 624(4) (as amended by No. 44/2014 s. 21(1)).
(1) Compensation for the death of a worker is not payable under this Act if compensation for the death of the worker has been paid under the Workers Compensation Act 1958 or has been paid or is payable under the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 .
S. 4AA(2) amended by No. 67/2013 s. 624(5) (as amended by No. 44/2014 s. 21(2)).
(2) If a claim for compensation in respect of the death of a worker is made under the Workers Compensation Act 1958 or the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 , a claim must not be made under this Act by any dependant of the worker unless the claim made under the Workers Compensation Act 1958 or the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 is withdrawn or is rejected.
(3) This section applies in relation to deaths occurring on or after the appointed day but nothing in this section affects any payment of compensation made before the day on which section 4 of the Accident Compensation (Further Amendment) Act 1992 comes into operation.
S. 5 substituted by No. 67/2013 s. 625 [1] .