Interpretation
1177 Interpretation
If:
a person is liable to make a compensation payment to another person; or
an authority of a State or Territory has determined that it will make a compensation payment to another person, whether or not it is liable to make the payment;
then, for the purposes of this Division, in relation to the person to whom the compensation is payable or is to be paid, the following paragraphs have effect:
a reference to the lump sum preclusion period is a reference to the period that would represent the lump sum preclusion period if the compensation were paid in accordance with the liability or determination;
a reference to the periodic payments period is a reference to the period that would represent the periodic payments period if the compensation were paid in accordance with the liability or determination.
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