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Section 380 — Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001: Lump sum compensation under former Acts

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380 Lump sum compensation under former Acts (1) Lump sum compensation previously payable under the Accident Compensation Act 1972 or the Accident Compensation Act 1982 is payable if— (a) a claim for the lump sum compensation in respect of the personal injury was lodged before 1 October 1992; and (b) a decision made by the Corporation before 1 July 1995— (i) was made under section 119 or section 120 of the Accident Compensation Act 1972 or section 78 or section 79 of the Accident Compensation Act 1982; and (ii) is subject to a valid late application for review or appeal by the claimant. (2) If the claim for cover was accepted by the Corporation as 1 claim, despite there being several incidents to which the personal injury might have been attributable, the only additional lump sum compensation that may be paid in relation to the claim is an amount up to the balance of the maximum that was payable under section 120 of the Accident Compensation Act 1972 or section 79 of the Accident Compensation Act 1982 for 1 claim, irrespective of the number of incidents involved. (3) Subsection (2) is subject to subsection (1) .

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