11.5.2 Injured under 71/30 Acts, and incapacitated before SRCA commenced

Where the client was injured under either of the 1971 or 1930 Acts and is only now claiming a period of incapacity that occurred prior to 1 December 1988:

• compensation is only payable if it would also have been payable under the Act current at the date of injury
• furthermore the amount of compensation payable is to be calculated in accordance with the provisions of the old Act, i.e. that which was in place during the incapacity