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HEALTH AND OTHER SERVICES (COMPENSATION) ACT 1995 - SECT 38

Waiver—small amounts of compensation

             (1)  Despite Divisions 1 and 2, those Divisions do not apply in relation to a claim for compensation in respect of an injury if:

                     (a)  a judgment or settlement has been made in respect of the claim; and

                     (b)  the amount of compensation fixed by the judgment or settlement is a small amount; and

                     (c)  the amount of compensation so fixed is the entire amount of compensation in respect of the injury.

             (2)  An amount of compensation is a small amount if it is equal to or less than:

                     (a)  $5,000; or

                     (b)  if a higher amount is prescribed for the purposes of this subsection by the regulations—that amount.


 



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