New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1987 - SECT 66B

66B No proceedings to enter up award on agreement for compensation

(1) When a worker agrees to receive an amount of permanent impairment compensation or pain and suffering compensation, the Commission is not to entertain proceedings for entry of an award to give effect to the agreement unless the proceedings also relate to some dispute in connection with the worker’s claim for compensation under this Act.

(2) The regulations may prescribe exceptions to this section.

(3) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to:

(a) requiring an application referring a matter to the Commission to be accompanied by evidence (in the form of a certificate or other information provided for by the regulations) that the proceedings are not prevented by this section from being entertained by the Commission, and

(b) preventing the acceptance for lodgment of an application not accompanied by any evidence required by the regulations to accompany it.