Western Australian Numbered Acts

WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 21 OF 2023) - SECT 150

150 .         Lump sum compensation required to be included in settlement agreement

                If a worker is entitled to permanent impairment compensation or dust disease impairment compensation —

            (a)         a settlement agreement must include provision for commuting the liability for that compensation; and

            (b)         the application for registration of the settlement agreement must be accompanied by the information and documents necessary to establish the worker’s degree of permanent impairment resulting from the injury concerned.

        Note for this section:

                Under paragraph (b) the application must be accompanied by evidence of the agreement of the parties under section 105, the determination of an arbitrator under section 106 or the determination of the Dust Disease Medical Panel under section 123 as to the worker’s degree of permanent impairment.