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reg 119

Termination of weekly payments

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Part 6Compensation
Division 3Personal injury compensation

119 Termination of weekly payments

The Authority, in accordance with regulation 120, may terminate weekly payments on one or more of the following grounds—

(a)

there is not, or is no longer, an entitlement to weekly payments;

(b)

the member has returned to work;

(c)

the member's current weekly earnings have altered by reason of a change in employment circumstances;

(d)

the Authority considers that the member unreasonably did not accept—

(i)

an offer of suitable employment; or

(ii)

an offer of suitable employment which would result in increased weekly earnings or greater employment opportunities;

(e)

if the member accepted an offer of suitable employment, the Authority considers that the member—

(i)

did not actively take up the employment; or

(ii)

took up the employment but did not make a reasonable attempt to continue in or carry out the employment;

(f)

the Authority considers that the member did not make reasonable efforts to—

(i)

participate in an occupational rehabilitation service or return to work plan; or

(ii)

return to work in suitable employment; or

(iii)

participate in assessments of the member's capacity, rehabilitation progress and future employment prospects when requested to do so from time to time by the Authority or its health professionals;

(g)

the Authority considers that the member's capacity or availability for employment has been materially reduced due to a cause that—

(i)

is within the member's control; and

(ii)

is not related to the personal injury entitling the member to weekly payments.

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