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Accident Compensation Act 2001

Transitional provisions relating to entitlements provided by Corporation (but not under Part 10) - Cover for personal injury suffered before 1 April 2002

361: Exclusion of cover for personal injury caused by work-related gradual process, disease, or infection if events before 1 April 1974 and death before 1 July 1992

You could also call this:

"No cover for slow job injuries if you worked before 1974 and died before 1992"

This law talks about when you can't get cover for injuries that happen slowly over time because of your job. You won't be covered if two things are true:

First, you got hurt because of something you did at work before April 1, 1974. This could be a task you did or a place you worked that wasn't safe.

Second, you died before July 1, 1992.

If both of these things happened, you can't get cover for that injury.

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Part 11Transitional provisions relating to entitlements provided by Corporation (but not under Part 10)
Cover for personal injury suffered before 1 April 2002

361Exclusion of cover for personal injury caused by work-related gradual process, disease, or infection if events before 1 April 1974 and death before 1 July 1992

  1. A person does not have cover for personal injury caused by a work-related gradual process, disease, or infection if the person—

  2. suffered the personal injury because, before 1 April 1974, he or she performed a task, or worked in an environment, in the circumstances described in section 30(2); and
    1. died before 1 July 1992.