Section 151AAA — Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW)

Special provision for common law liabilities under pre-1995 policies

(1) A policy of insurance issued before 1 September 1995 (including a policy issued under the former Act) operates in respect of a liability of the employer for an injury to a worker that arises independently of this Act or the former Act as if the liability arose at the time of injury.
(2) This section does not apply to a liability in respect of an occupational disease within the meaning of section 151AB.

Sourced from the New South Wales Legislation website at 8 June 2026. For the latest information on New South Wales Government legislation please go to https://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 151Y — Funding of self-insurers, government employers etc for retrospective claims
s 151Z — Recovery against both employer and stranger
s 151AA — Abolition of doctrine of common employment
s 151AB — Special insurance provisions relating to occupational diseases
s 151AC — Further special insurance provisions relating to dust diseases
s 151AD — No damages for nervous shock injury to non-workers

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