Victorian Numbered Acts

WORKPLACE INJURY REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION AMENDMENT (PROVISIONAL PAYMENTS) ACT 2021 (NO. 5 OF 2021) - SECT 55

    (1)     After section 47(2) of the Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005 insert —

    "(2A)         If a registered member or probationary member who is entitled to make a claim for compensation under this Part does so in respect of a personal injury that is a mental injury, the person is entitled to be paid provisional payments in relation to that mental injury.

    (2B)     Subsection (2A) does not apply         —

        (a)     if the claim for compensation was made before the commencement of section 11 of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment (Provisional Payments) Act 2021 ; or

        (b)     if a claim for compensation relating to the same mental injury and circumstances has previously been determined.".

    (2)     In section 47(3) of the Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005 —

        (a)     for "is" substitute "or provisional payments are";

        (b)     for "compensation would" substitute "compensation or provisional payments would".

    (3)     In section 47(7) of the Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005 , after "from compensation" insert "or provisional payments".

    (4)     In section 47(9) of the Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005 , for "is" substitute
"or provisional payments are".