Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Accident Compensation Act 1985 - SECT 4

Application of Act

4. Application of Act



(1) Despite anything to the contrary in this Act-





   (a)  this Act, other than Divisions 6A and 6B of Part IV, applies to and in
        relation to an injury to a worker on or after the appointed day
        arising out of or in the course of employment on or after the
        appointed day; and

   (b)  this Act, other than Divisions 6A and 6B of Part IV, does not apply to
        or in relation to an injury to a worker-

   (i)  before the appointed day arising out of or in the course of employment
        before the appointed day; or

   (ii) after the appointed day arising out of or in the course of employment
        solely before the appointed day; and

   (c)  Divisions 6A and 6B of Part IV apply in relation to an injury, disease
        or industrial deafness caused to or suffered by a worker before, on or
        after the appointed day which has arisen out of or in the course of
        any employment or is due to the nature of any employment in which the
        worker was employed at any time.

(2) Subsection (1) does not affect the application of Part I or III where it
is necessary for those Parts to apply to or in respect of an injury to a
worker before the appointed day arising out of or in the course of employment.

(3) Nothing in this Act entitles a worker to compensation in respect of a
disease due to the nature of any employment in which the worker was employed
unless the worker has been employed in employment of that nature on or after
the appointed day.