Section 151S — Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW)

Court to apportion damages etc

(1) If a judgment is obtained for payment of damages to which this Division applies as well as for other damages, the court is required, as part of the judgment, to declare what portion of the sum awarded by the judgment is damages to which this Division applies.
(2) In any such case the court is required to apportion any costs awarded.

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Related sections

s 151O — Defence of voluntary assumption of risk
s 151Q — Structured settlements
s 151R — Exemplary or punitive damages
s 151T — Costs
s 151U — Modified common law to apply from 30 June 1987
s 151V — Election provisions not to apply

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