Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Accident Compensation Act 1985 - SECT 42B

Transitional: final conclusion of proceedings

42B. Transitional: final conclusion of proceedings



(1) This section applies to proceedings in the Accident Compensation Tribunal
that had been determined by the Tribunal before the commencement of section 10
of the Accident Compensation (WorkCover) Act 1992 but that were not finally
concluded before that commencement.

(2) For the purposes of this section any judge of the County Court may act as
a member of the Accident Compensation Tribunal.

(2A) The Accident Compensation Tribunal continues in existence for the
purposes of determining any matter arising after the commencement of section
10 of the Accident Compensation (WorkCover) Act 1992 in any proceedings to
which this section applies.

(2B) This section as amended by section 24 of the Accident Compensation
(Amendment) Act 1994 applies to any application which is lodged in the County
Court or Magistrates' Court on or after the commencement of that section.

(3) For the purposes of this section, the Tribunal may exercise such powers
and perform such functions as it could have exercised or performed in relation
to the proceedings immediately before the commencement of section 10 of the
Accident Compensation (WorkCover) Act 1992 and, for the purpose of finally
concluding the proceedings, this Act applies as if it had not been amended by
that section.