Legal cost amount
4 Legal cost amount
This section applies if a worker has engaged a lawyer and incurs legal costs for doing 1 or more things mentioned in column 1.
The worker is entitled to the amount stated in column 2 opposite each thing for which legal costs were incurred.
| Column 1 Circumstance | Column 2 Legal cost amount |
|---|---|
| $ | |
| The worker giving information to an insurer under section 131 | 1,700 |
| The worker and the worker’s lawyer attending a meeting mentioned in section 133 | 2,000 |
| The worker, under section 136, applying to the panel to review an insurer’s decision | 1,000 |
| Giving information to the panel under section 136(2)(c) | 1,700 |
Example of when a legal cost amount is included in section 193A compensation—
A worker with a DPI of 5% who has engaged a lawyer to give information to an insurer, attended a meeting with the lawyer and the insurer, and applied to have the insurer’s decision reviewed successfully, is entitled to section 193A compensation totalling $36,190, being $31,490 for the DPI amount and $4,700 for the legal cost amount.
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