Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Accident Compensation Act 1985 - SECT 42A

Transitional: medical or like matters commenced but not determined

42A. Transitional: medical or like matters commenced but not determined



(1) Where, before the commencement of section 10 of the Accident Compensation
(WorkCover) Act 1992, any matter arising under section 99, 120, 218 or
Division 6A of Part IV of this Act or section 26 of the
Workers Compensation Act 1958 had been commenced before the Accident
Compensation Tribunal (in this section called the former Tribunal) but the
former Tribunal had not commenced to hear the matter, the Administrative
Appeals Tribunal (in this section called the new Tribunal) should hear and
determine the matter in all respects as if the matter had been commenced
before it.



(2) Where, before the commencement of section 10 of the Accident Compensation
(WorkCover) Act 1992, the former Tribunal had commenced to hear any matter but
had not completed the hearing or had not determined the matter, the new
Tribunal shall commence to hear and shall determine the matter in all respects
as if the matter had been commenced before it.