Rehabilitation expenses paid by an employer under s 15C of the Workers' Compensation Act 1951 (ACT) are not 'amounts received' by the worker and cannot be deducted from or set off against common law damages recovered by the worker. In double insurance situations, the workers' compensation insurer cannot require the common law insurer to contribute to rehabilitation expenses through the statutory repayment mechanism. The Court left open whether the statutory insurance policy indemnifies the employer for such expenses.
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