Victorian Current Acts

TRANSPORT ACCIDENT ACT 1986 - SECT 62

    (1)     In respect of the payment of compensation under this Part—

        (a)     regard shall not be had to any sum paid or payable—

              (i)     under any contract of assurance or insurance (including a contract made with any friendly or other benefit society or association or any trade union); or

              (ii)     out of any relief, superannuation or sustenation fund or other fund (whether statutory or otherwise) of the like nature; and

S. 62(1)(b) amended by No. 27/2001 s. 4(Sch.  2 item 4.12).

        (b)     a child shall be deemed to be a dependant of the earner whether or not the child is also a dependant of a partner of the earner.

S. 62(2) amended by Nos 32/1988 s. 17(2), 27/2001 s. 4(Sch.  2 item 4.12).

    (2)     For the purposes of sections 44, 45, 49 and 50, if an earner and his or her partner are both entitled to compensation under this Act, a dependant of both the earner and the partner—

S. 62(2)(a) amended by No. 27/2001 s. 4(Sch.  2 item 4.12).

        (a)     shall be deemed to be a dependant of either the earner or the partner but not both; and

S. 62(2)(b) amended by No. 27/2001 s. 4(Sch.  2 item 4.12).

        (b)     unless the earner and the partner otherwise request in writing, shall be deemed to be a dependant of the one of the earner and the partner whose pre-accident weekly earnings are the lower.

Pt 3 Div. 4 (Heading and s. 62A) inserted by No. 49/2018 s. 14.

Division 4—Professional administration costs

S. 62A inserted by No. 49/2018 s. 14.