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WORKPLACE INJURY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 2013 - SECT 316

Recognition of previous determinations

    (1)     If a determination of the State with which a worker's employment is connected has been made—

        (a)     by a court of this State under section 314 or  315; or

        (b)     by a designated court under a provision of a law that corresponds with section 314 or  315; or

        (c)     by a court of this State or another State in the course of proceedings on a claim for damages—

the State so determined is to be recognised for the purposes of this Act or the Accident Compensation Act 1985 as the State with which the worker's employment is connected.

    (2)     This section does not prevent any appeal relating to any such determination of a court and, if the determination is altered on appeal, the altered determination is to be recognised under subsection (1).

    (3)     In this section—

"corresponding law" means the provisions of the statutory workers compensation scheme of another State that corresponds with section 37 ;

"designated court" means—

        (a)     the Supreme Court of a State in which a corresponding law is in force; or

        (b)     a court, tribunal or other decision-making body of a State in which a corresponding law is in force that is declared by the Minister to be a designated court for the purposes of this section by a notice published in the Government Gazette;

"State" includes Territory.



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