Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(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 Accident Compensation Act 1985 .
(2) If a claim for compensation in respect of the death of a worker is made under the Accident Compensation Act 1985 , a claim must not be made under this Act by any dependant of the worker unless the claim made under the Accident Compensation Act 1985 is withdrawn or is rejected.
(3) Subsection (1) does not affect the application of the principle referred to in section 129B(6)(a) of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 .
(4) 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 7 of the Accident Compensation (Further Amendment) Act 1992 comes into operation.
S. 1B inserted by No. 10191 s. 257.