Section 22C — Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW)

(1) This section applies to an injury that is of a kind, or that occurs in circumstances, prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.
(2) The regulations may provide that either or both of sections 15 and 16 is or are not to apply to an injury to which this section applies and that instead section 22 is to apply to the injury.
(3) The regulations may provide that section 15 (1) (a) or 16 (1) (a) is, for the purposes of all or specified provisions of this Act, to apply in respect of an injury to which this section applies.
(4) A regulation made for the purposes of this section extends to apply to an injury that happened before the commencement of the regulation, but only if—
(a) death, incapacity, loss or liability as referred to in section 22 results from that injury and one or more other injuries, and
(b) at least one of those other injuries happened after the commencement of the regulation.
(5) A regulation made for the purposes of this section does not (despite subsection (4)) affect any liability of an employer or insurer to pay compensation or a contribution, or any liability of an insurer to indemnify an employer, that arose before the commencement of the regulation, unless the Commission otherwise orders.

Related sections

• s 22 — Compensation to be apportioned where more than one injury
• s 22A — Further provisions concerning apportionment of liability under section 22
• s 22B — Determination as to which injury gave rise to compensation liability
• s 23 — Age or residence not relevant to liability
• s 24 — Illegal employment
• s 25 — Death of worker leaving dependants

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