(1) In this
section —
income compensation general limit amount has the
meaning given in section 45;
total income compensation payments means the total
of all the payments of income compensation to which a worker is entitled in
respect of incapacity for work resulting from an injury, including payments
already paid and payments the entitlement to which is to be commuted by a
settlement agreement.
Note for this definition:
The amount of income
compensation payments includes provisional payments of income
compensation — see section 43(1).
(2) The amount arrived
at by adding the amount of permanent impairment compensation or dust disease
impairment compensation to which a worker is entitled to the total income
compensation payments to which the worker is entitled must not exceed the
income compensation general limit amount.
(3) The amount of
permanent impairment compensation or dust disease impairment compensation to
which a worker is entitled for the purposes of a settlement agreement that
applies to that compensation must be reduced to the extent, if any, necessary
to ensure compliance with subsection (2).
Note for this section:
This section can
operate to reduce the amount of permanent impairment compensation or dust
disease impairment compensation to which a worker is entitled but does not
affect entitlement to medical and health expenses compensation, miscellaneous
expenses compensation or workplace rehabilitation expenses compensation.