Journey claims—changes not to apply to existing injuries
2 Journey claims—changes not to apply to existing injuries
In the case of a personal injury received by a worker before the commencement of section 10 of this Act on a journey to which that section applied before the commencement of the amendments made to that section by Schedule 1 to the Workers Compensation (Amendment) Act 1989, liability for the payment of compensation shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of section 7 (1) of the former Act instead of that section.
In the case of a personal injury received by a worker after the commencement of section 10 of this Act and before the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Workers Compensation (Amendment) Act 1989 on a journey to which that section applied before the commencement of that Schedule, liability is to be determined in accordance with the provisions of section 10 as in force before the commencement of that Schedule.
Section 10 of this Act continues to apply in respect of personal injury received by a worker before the commencement of the amendments made to that section by the WorkCover Legislation Amendment Act 1996 as if those amendments had not been made.
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