Section 15(1) of the Workers Compensation Act 1987 does not deem the date of incapacity to be the date of injury for the purposes of the three-year limitation period in s 151D(2) for common law damages claims. Workers suffering from diseases of gradual onset who wish to commence proceedings outside the three-year period from the actual date of injury must seek leave of the court under s 151D(2).
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