9.1 S44 Inapplicable re: Death Cases (i.e. Legal Action Vs Commonwealth is Possible)

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9.2 Life Insurance Policies

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9.3 Actions against the Commonwealth - Limitation by S48

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9.4 Actions against Third Parties (i.e. 'recovery of damages' and S48)

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9.4.1 Action aginst Third Parties instituted or taken over by the MRCC

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9.5 Not all Categories of Damages Recovered, are Subject to Limitation

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9.6 Recovery of Damages Negates Entitlement to ADB (as well as SRCA)

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9.7 Where Damages Recovered via State Laws ('specified law' and S119)

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9.8 Where Damages Recovered under Specified State laws - Effect on ADB

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9.9 Damages Recovered under State Workers Compensation - S118

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9.10 Notice of any Legal Action to be Given to the Department - Penalties

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9.11 Dependant(s) Refuse(s) S17 Payments and Sues Commonwealth or Third Party.

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9.11.1 Background and purpose

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9.11.2 When and to whom S49 applies

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9.11.3 Where there is only one 'prescribed dependant'

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9.11.4 Where there is more than one 'prescribed dependant'

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9.12 Commonwealth may take over Proceedings Against Third Parties (S50)

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9.13 Effect of legal actions ('recovery of damages') under 1971 Act

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9.13.1 Where the court awards 100% of claimed losses to a dependant

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9.13.2 Where the court reduces damages due to the employee's negligence

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9.13.3 Other provisions of Section 99

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9.13.4 S100 of 1971 Act - Re: Dependants not claiming compensation.

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9.14 Effect of Legal Actions ('recovery of damages') under 1930 Act

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Ch 9 Legal Action(s) in Respect of the Death