WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1986 - SECT 50C
This legislation has been repealed.
WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1986 - SECT 50C
(1) The payment of
provisional weekly payments of compensation under this Division is on the
basis of the provisional acceptance of liability for a period of up to
13 weeks determined by the Corporation having regard to the nature of the
injury and the period of incapacity.
(2) The acceptance of
liability on a provisional basis does not constitute an admission of liability
by the employer or the Corporation under this Act or independently of this
Act.
(3) A payment under
this Division will be taken to constitute the payment of a weekly payment of
compensation under Division 4
(and the other provisions of this Act will, subject to this Division or any
provision made by the regulations, apply accordingly).
(4) Without limiting
the operation of any other section, the employer or the Corporation may decide
to discontinue weekly payments under this section on any ground set out in the
Provisional Payment Guidelines.