Volume Six - Death Claims

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The Aims Of This Volume

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How To Read About Death Claims

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Preliminary Recommended Reading

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Part One-Introduction

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Legislation In This Volume

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Handling Death Claims

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Investigation

Section 54 (2) (b)

Section 14 (3)

General Information

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Distinguishing Dependants

Defining Claimants

Definitions

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How the Act defines 'Dependant'

How the Act defines 'Spouse'

How the Act defines 'Dependent'

How the Act defines a 'Prescribed child'

Reviewing Entitlements For Prescribed Children

The Provisions Of Section 17

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Section 17 (2)

What Is Payable Under Section 17

Procedures For Review

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Documents

For claims of dependency (guideline only)

For level of dependency (guideline only)

Checklist for payment

Other Information Required (guide only)

To whom compensation is payable

Student Reviews

General advice

Reaching age 16

Between ages 16 and 25

Section 111 And Deceased Dependants

Claimants Who Die Before They Can Claim

Section 55 (1)

Section 55 (2)

Section 55 (3)

Section 55 (4)

Part Two-Payments For Death Claims

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Payments To Dependants

Presumed Dependency

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Deeming Dependence

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Whole Dependence/lump Sums

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Section 17 (3)

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Social Security Payments

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Is The Claimant Partly Or Mainly Dependent?

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Definition of wholly dependent

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Definition of mainly dependent

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Definition of partly dependent

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More Than One Dependant

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Partial Dependence

Section 17 (4)

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How To Establish Partial Dependency

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Dependants living with the employee

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Dependants not living with the employee

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Other circumstances

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Allocating Lump Sums To Partial Dependants

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Weekly Payments

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Section 17 (5)

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Other Legislative Considerations

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Section 17 (6)

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Section 17 (7)

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Section 17 (8)

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Section 17 (10)

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Trust Accounts

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Arranging To Set Up A Trust Account

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Payments On PRACSYS

Lump Sum And/or Weekly Benefits?

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Lump Sum Death Payments

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Funeral Expenses

Section 18 (1)

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Section 18 (2)

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No Body And Other Potential Dilemmas

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Part Three-Death Claims And Damages

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Instituting A Claim For Damages

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In General

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Defining Common Law (Action Against The Commonwealth)

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Defining Third Party

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Act Penalties For Failure To Disclose Damages Action

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Adding Claim Comments

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A Diary Reminder

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Damages And The Act

Section 48 And Waiving Compensation

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Section 48 (1) (b)

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Section 48 (2)

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Section 48 (3)

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How section 48 (4) works

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Section 48 (4A)

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Section 48 (5)

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Section 48 (6)

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Section 48 (7)

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Section 48 (8)

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Section 48 (9)

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Recouping Compensation Payments Under Section 49

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Section 49 formula

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If there is only one prescribed dependant

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More than one prescribed dependant

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Instituting Proceedings Under Section 50

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Section 51

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General Damages Recovery Procedures

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Liaison With The Legal Representative

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Ceasing The Compensation Claim

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'Csus'

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Settlement Payment

Final Comments Regarding The Recovery

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