Section 278 — Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW)

Compensation not personal property under Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth)

Compensation under this Act is declared not to be personal property for the purposes of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 of the Commonwealth.

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 248 — Dismissal within 6 months of injury an offence
s 249 — Other rights not affected
s 250 — Enforcement
s 279 — Enforcement of interests in certain assets and deposits in priority over Authority or Nominal Defendant prevented
s 279A — Workers compensation liability with respect to staff of statutory bodies
s 280 — Regulations and orders

Research how courts apply s 278

BriefBridge searches NSW and High Court caselaw by meaning — every answer cited to the paragraph.

Try BriefBridge free