Section 39 — Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW)

(1) Despite any other provision of this Division, a worker has no entitlement to weekly payments of compensation under this Division in respect of an injury after an aggregate period of 260 weeks (whether or not consecutive) in respect of which a weekly payment has been paid or is payable to the worker in respect of the injury.
(2) This section does not apply to an injured worker whose injury results in permanent impairment if the degree of permanent impairment resulting from the injury is more than 20%.
(3) For the purposes of this section, the degree of permanent impairment that results from an injury is to be assessed as provided by section 65 (for an assessment for the purposes of Division 4).

Related sections

• s 37 — Weekly payments during second entitlement period (weeks 14–130)
• s 38 — Weekly payments after second entitlement period (after week 130)
• s 38A — Special provision for workers with highest needs
• s 40 — Entitlement after second entitlement period not affected by certain circumstances
• s 41 — Compensation for incapacity after second entitlement period resulting from surgery
• s 42 — Application by worker to alter amount of weekly payments

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