Determination of amount of compensation for existing occupational diseases not compensated before commencement of Act
3A Determination of amount of compensation for existing occupational diseases not compensated before commencement of Act
This clause applies to a loss of a thing as the result of an injury received before the commencement of Division 4 of Part 3 of this Act, being—
a loss which is an occupational disease within the meaning of section 71 of this Act, and
a loss for which the worker concerned had not, before that commencement, been awarded, or received or agreed to receive, compensation in accordance with section 16 of the former Act.
If any such loss is taken (by section 15, 16, 17 or any other provision of this Act) to have happened before the commencement of Division 4 of Part 3 of this Act, the amount of compensation payable for the loss under that Division is to be determined as if the relevant maximum amount under section 66 (1) of this Act were the maximum amount applicable on the commencement of that Division (namely, $80,000).
This clause is enacted to avoid doubt and, accordingly, is taken to have applied from the commencement of Division 4 of Part 3 of this Act.
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