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Section Sch1-51 — Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001: Abatement of compensation

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51 Abatement of compensation (1) [Repealed] (2) In calculating weekly compensation under this Part, the Corporation must reduce the amount of weekly compensation paid to a claimant so as to ensure that the total of the claimant's weekly compensation and earnings after his or her incapacity commences does not exceed the claimant's weekly earnings as calculated under clauses 33 to 45 or 47 . (3) [Repealed] (4) The amount of a claimant's weekly earnings under subclause (2) must be adjusted in the manner provided in section 115 . Compare: 1998 No 114 Schedule 1 cl 24 Schedule 1 clause 51(1): repealed, on 1 August 2008, by section 33(1) of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 46). Schedule 1 clause 51(2): amended, on 1 August 2008, by section 33(1) of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 46). Schedule 1 clause 51(3): repealed, on 1 August 2008, by section 33(1) of the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 46).

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