Workers Compensation Act 1987

The amendments made to section 151A by the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2000 apply in respect of injuries received before or after the commencement of those amendments, but do not apply in respect of the commencement of proceedings in the Compensation Court before that commencement.

In a case in which proceedings in the Compensation Court are commenced before the commencement of those amendments—

section 151A (3) (b) continues to apply as it was in force when the proceedings were commenced, and

section 151A (3) (b) is taken to have been amended by replacing the words “or by the Compensation Court making an award in respect of that permanent loss compensation” with the words “or by the Compensation Court awarding that permanent loss compensation (whether by award, interim award or order)”.

A reference in this clause to the commencement of proceedings has the extended meaning given to that expression in section 151A (3) (b) by section 151A (3A).