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WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1958

Table of Provisions

  • 1 Short title and commencement  
  • 1A Application of Act  
  • 1AA Compensation for death of worker  
  • 1B Construction of references  
  • 2 Repeals and savings  
  • 2A Transitional—1975 amendments—compensation  
  • 2B Transitional—1975 amendments—insurance  
  • 2C Transitional—1975 amendments—recompense etc.  
  • 2D Transitional—1979 amendments—compensation  
  • 2E Transitional—1979 amendments—insurance  
  • 2F Transitional—1979 amendments—recompense to employer  
  • 2G Transitional—1979 amendments—recompense to insurer  
  • 2H Transitional—1979 amendments—payments into the Fund  
  • 2J Transitional—1979 amendments—determinations by the County Court  
  • 2K Transitional—1975 and 1979 amendments—operation of section 72(1)(a)  
  • 2L Transitional—definitions  
  • 3 Definitions  
  • 3A Secretaries of co-operative societies  
  • 4 Workers employed by the Crown etc.[1]  

PART I--EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY

Division 1--Liability to pay compensation

  • 5 Employers' liability  
  • 5A Nominal defendant  
  • 5AA Payments by employer not admission of liability  
  • 6 Injury due to serious and wilful misconduct  
  • 7 Victorian workers injured outside Victoria  
  • 7A Public servants injured outside Victoria  
  • 7B Entitlement to compensation under the law of another State etc.  
  • 8 Injury in course of employment  

Division 2--Compensation generally and for specified injuries

  • 9 Compensation for death and incapacity for work  
  • 10 Worker ceasing to reside in Australia  
  • 11 Compensation for specified injuries  

Division 3--Compensation for industrial diseases

Division 3A--Industrial deafness

Division 4--Compensation for medical and like services

  • 26 Liability for medical etc. services and burial etc. costs  

Division 5--Medical examinations of workers

  • 27 Medical examinations  

Division 6--Payment of compensation under awards, &c.

  • 28 Purported payments; awards by consent  
  • 29 Payment by instalments; interim awards  
  • 30 Compensation inalienable  
  • 31 Penalties not affected  
  • 31A Transitional provision  

Division 7--Payments under schemes under the 1928 Act

  • 32 Payments in case of death  

Division 8--Administration by the State Trust Corporation of Victoria[6]

  • 34 Certain payments to be administered by the State Trust Corporation of Victoria  
  • 35 Powers of the State Trust Corporation of Victoria in relation to administration  
  • 36 Power of the State Trust Corporation of Victoria to make determinations  
  • 37 Transitional provisions in respect of payments into the custody of the Board  

PART II--PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE ACT

Division 1--Notice of injuries and claims

  • 41 Time for taking proceedings  
  • 42 Notice may be written or oral  
  • 43 Service  
  • 44 Notice of claims  
  • 45 Defects in notices; injury book  
  • 46 Enforcement of awards  

PART III--MISCELLANEOUS

Division 1--Seamen

Division 2--Contractors and sub-contractors

  • 60 Sub-contracting  

Division 3--Insolvency of employer

Division 4--Action brought independently of this Act

  • 62 Remitting of cases etc.  
  • 63 Application of section 62  
  • 63A Acceptance of compensation under this Act  
  • 63B Where judgment unsatisfied  
  • 64 Where judgment satisfied  
  • 65 Reduction of judgment by compensation  
  • 66 Where judgment against third party  
  • 67 Indemnity by third party[9]  
  • 68 Payment into court  
  • 69 Settlement by third party  
  • 70 Reduction of compensation by damages under Wrongs Act 1958  

Division 6--Liability of insurer

Division 7--Insurance policies and transitional provisions

  • 72A Extension of policies  
  • 72B Termination of policies  
  • 72C Proof of identity  

Division 8--Regulations

  • 73 Regulations  

Division 9--Returns showing compensation paid

  • 74 Returns  

Division 10--Offences

  • 75 Malingering  
  • 76 Prosecutions  
  • 77 General penalty  

PART IVA--CERTAIN PAYMENTS OUT OF THE FUND

PART V--PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION FUND AND THE INSURERS GUARANTEE AND COMPENSATION SUPPLEMENT FUND

Division 1--Transitional and general provisions

Division 2--Payments from Fund

  • 101 Claims etc. to which Part applies  
  • 102 Failure to provide indemnity  
  • 103 Notice of claims etc.  
  • 103A Winding up of insurer  
  • 103B Notices and advertisement of winding up  
  • 104 Contract of indemnity  

PART VI--PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT COMPENSATION FUND AND THE WORKERS SUPPLEMENTATION FUND

  • 105 Definitions  
  • 106 Contributions  
  • 107 Payment of contributions  
  • 108 Recovery of moneys  
  • 109 Overpayments  
  • 110 Workers Supplementation Fund to be transferred to Accident Compensation Fund  
  • 111 Payments into the Fund  
  • 111A Obligations under this Part  
  • 112 Payments out of the Fund  
  • 112A Additional amounts paid under section 2G  
  • 112B Recompense from the Fund for additional amounts paid under section 2G  
  • 113 Provisions in respect of moneys previously advanced from the Insurers Guarantee and Compensation Supplementation Fund  
  • 114 Transitional  
  • 116 Auditor's certificate  
  • 117 Inspection of insurer's records  

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