Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Transport Accident Act 1986 - SECT 45AA

Interim payments to self-employed person

45AA. Interim payments to self-employed person



(1) This section only applies to an earner who was a self-employed person at
the time he or she was injured in a transport accident.

(2) If the person suffers a total loss of earnings that is a result of, or
that is materially contributed to by, the injury, the Commission is liable to
pay the person 75% of the amount specified for the purposes of section
44(3)(a) until the day on which the first of these events occurs-

   (a)  the person's period of entitlement (as defined by section 44(4)) ends;
        or

   (b)  the expiry of the first 12 weeks of that period of entitlement; or

   (c)  the Commission determines the amount of the person's pre-accident
        weekly earnings.

Note This section only applies to a person who was injured in a transport
accident that occurs on or after the date of commencement of section 8 of the
Transport Accident (Amendment) Act 2004-see section 186.