Workers Compensation Act 1987

This Division applies to additional or alternative compensation prescribed by the regulations.

The regulations may prescribe any of the following as additional or alternative compensation—

payments to workers or their dependants in respect of injuries or deaths under any specified or class of contract of employment, industrial agreement, award or other arrangement (including payments as a supplement or an alternative to the periodic or lump sum payments of compensation under this Act),

damages for breaches of section 52, 53B or 55A of the Trade Practices Act 1974 of the Commonwealth,

any other payments in respect of injuries or deaths for which compensation is payable under this Act.

The regulations may prescribe additional or alternative compensation even though the arrangements under which it is paid were made before the commencement of this Division.

For the purposes of this Division, compensation is paid to a worker or other person if it is paid for the benefit or at the direction of the worker or other person.