A certificate issued under s 93(4)(c)(ii) of the Transport Accident Act 1986 only permits recovery of damages for injury resulting from the specific transport accident identified in the certificate; it does not extend to injuries sustained in the course of employment prior to that accident. The [name withheld] principles concerning the scope of s 134AB certificates under the Accident Compensation Act 1985 cannot be extrapolated to s 93 of the TA Act. Workers with gradual process injuries involving motor vehicles must seek leave under s 134AB of the AC Act for the broader employment-related injury, and cannot use a s 93 certificate to circumvent the serious injury requirements of the AC Act.
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