S17(2) of the SRCA provides that:
'Subject to this section and Sections 16 and 18, if the employee dies without leaving dependants, compensation is not payable in respect of the injury'
The definition of 'dependant' is discussed below at 1.1 [2]1
Links
[1] https://clik.dva.gov.au/user/login?destination=node/20623%23comment-form
[2] https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-1-legislation-and-definitions/111-what-dependant
[3] https://clik.dva.gov.au/military-compensation-srca-manuals-and-resources-library/death-handbook/ch-9-legal-actions-respect-death/91-s44-inapplicable-re-death-cases-ie-legal-action-vs-commonwealth-possible