Under s 93K(4)(c)(i) of the Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 (WA) (as it stood before amendment), 'within the period of 30 days after the Director gives the worker written notice' meant 'not later than' 30 days after the notice, so proceedings commenced before the notice were not premature. The nunc pro tunc power to validate proceedings commenced without leave does not extend to proceedings commenced in breach of a statutory temporal condition on commencement. The provision has since been amended to remove the 30-day requirement.
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