Section 66B — Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW)

(1) When a worker agrees to receive an amount of permanent impairment compensation, the Commission is not to entertain proceedings for entry of an award to give effect to the agreement unless the proceedings also relate to some dispute in connection with the worker’s claim for compensation under this Act.
(2) The regulations may prescribe exceptions to this section.
(3) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to—
(a) requiring an application referring a matter to the Commission to be accompanied by evidence (in the form of a certificate or other information provided for by the regulations) that the proceedings are not prevented by this section from being entertained by the Commission, and
(b) preventing the acceptance for lodgment of an application not accompanied by any evidence required by the regulations to accompany it.

Related sections

• s 65A — Special provisions for psychological and psychiatric injury
• s 66 — Entitlement to compensation for permanent impairment
• s 66A — Agreements for compensation
• s 67A — Special provisions for HIV/AIDS
• s 68B — Deductions for previous injuries and pre-existing conditions—operation of sections 15, 16, 17 and 22
• s 73 — Reimbursement for costs of medical certificate and examination

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