Consent orders under s 88DA of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986 (SA) cannot validly preclude a worker from claiming lump sum compensation for permanent impairments that did not exist at the date of the order. A 'no further entitlements' clause in consent orders is effective only in respect of impairments existing at the date of the order. Subsequent legislative change adversely affecting a worker's entitlements is not a ground on which consent orders may be set aside under s 110 of the Return to Work Act 2014 (SA).
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