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Number 26 of 2005
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SOCIAL WELFARE CONSOLIDATION ACT 2005
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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PART 1
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Preliminary
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Section
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1.
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Short title.
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2.
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Interpretation.
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3.
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Interpretation generally.
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4.
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Regulations.
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5.
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Expenses.
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PART 2
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Social Insurance
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Chapter 1
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Social Insurance Fund
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6.
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Sources of moneys for benefits.
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7.
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Social Insurance Fund — expenditure on benefit.
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8.
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Social Insurance Fund — payments to National Training Fund.
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9.
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Social Insurance Fund.
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10.
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Actuarial review.
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11.
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Payments from Fund for acquisition of land, etc.
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Chapter 2
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Employed Contributors and Employment Contributions
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12.
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Employed contributors and insured persons.
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13.
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Employment contributions.
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14.
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Modified insurance.
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15.
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Calculation of reckonable earnings.
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16.
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Employment by more than one employer.
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17.
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Payment of contributions and keeping of records.
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18.
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Priority debts to Social Insurance Fund in a company winding-up.
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19.
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Winding-up and bankruptcy.
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Chapter 3
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Self-Employed Contributors and Self-Employment Contributions
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20.
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Self-employed contributors and insured persons.
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21.
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Rates of self-employment contributions and related matters.
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22.
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Regulations providing for determination of contributions payable.
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23.
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Regulations providing for collection of self-employment contributions, etc.
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Chapter 4
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Voluntary Contributors and Voluntary Contributions
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24.
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Voluntary contributors.
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25.
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Voluntary contributions by former employed contributors.
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26.
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Voluntary contributions by former self-employed contributors.
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27.
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Calculation of voluntary contributions.
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Chapter 5
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Optional Contributors and Optional Contributions
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28.
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Optional contributors and optional contributions.
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29.
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Rates of optional contributions and related matters.
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30.
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Regulations providing for determination of optional contributions payable and related matters.
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Chapter 6
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General
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31.
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Employment outside State.
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32.
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Regulations varying rates and amounts of contributions.
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33.
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Exceptions and credits.
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34.
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Return of contributions paid in error.
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35.
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Return of contributions where entry into insurance occurs after specified age.
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36.
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Return of employment contributions — master or seaman.
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37.
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Return of contributions — maintenance arrangements.
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38.
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Return of contributions — payments to personal pensions.
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Chapter 7
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Description of Benefits
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39.
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Description of benefits.
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Chapter 8
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Disability Benefit
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40.
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Entitlement to benefit.
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41.
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Conditions for receipt.
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42.
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Rate of benefit.
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43.
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Increases for qualified adult and qualified children.
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44.
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Duration of payment.
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45.
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Duration of payment (optional contributors).
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46.
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Disqualifications.
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Chapter 9
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Maternity Benefit
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47.
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Entitlement to and duration of benefit.
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48.
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Conditions for receipt.
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49.
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Rate of benefit.
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50.
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Disqualifications.
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51.
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Supplementary provisions.
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Chapter 10
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Health and Safety Benefit
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52.
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Entitlement to benefit.
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53.
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Conditions for receipt.
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54.
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Duration of payment.
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55.
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Rate of benefit.
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56.
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Increases for qualified adult and qualified children.
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57.
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Disqualifications.
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Chapter 11
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Adoptive Benefit
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58.
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Entitlement to and duration of adoptive benefit.
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59.
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Conditions for receipt.
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60.
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Rates of adoptive benefit.
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61.
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Disqualification.
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Chapter 12
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Unemployment Benefit
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62.
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Entitlement to benefit.
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63.
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Condition for receipt (optional contributors).
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64.
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Conditions for receipt.
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65.
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Rate of benefit.
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66.
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Increases for qualified adult and qualified children.
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67.
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Duration of payment.
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68.
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Disqualifications.
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Chapter 13
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Occupational Injuries Benefits
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69.
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Interpretation.
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70.
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Occupational injuries insurance.
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71.
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Insurable (occupational injuries) employment.
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72.
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Extension of meaning of references to accidents arising out of and in course of employment.
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73.
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Accidents in illegal employment and accidents outside State.
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74.
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Injury benefit.
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75.
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Disablement benefit.
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76.
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Increase of injury benefit and disablement pension for qualified adult and qualified children.
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77.
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Increase of disablement pension on account of unemployability.
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78.
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Increase of disablement pension where constant attendance needed.
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79.
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Adjustments for successive accidents.
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80.
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Entitlement to death benefit.
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81.
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Death benefit for widows and widowers and increases for qualified children, etc.
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82.
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Death benefit — parents.
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83.
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Death benefit — orphans.
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84.
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Death benefit — funeral expenses.
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85.
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Supplements to workmen’s compensation payments.
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86.
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Cost of medical care.
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87.
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Insurance against prescribed diseases and injuries not caused by accident.
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88.
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Notice of accidents.
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89.
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Reporting of accidents by employers.
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90.
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Declaration that accident is an occupational accident.
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91.
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Disqualifications for injury benefit or disablement benefit and suspension of proceedings.
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92.
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Treating person as incapable of work, etc.
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93.
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Medical treatment.
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94.
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Rehabilitation.
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95.
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Research.
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96.
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Taking account of benefit in assessing damages.
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97.
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Saver for repeal of Workmen’s Compensation Acts.
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98.
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Construction of certain references in Local Government (Superannuation) Act 1956.
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Chapter 14
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Carer’s Benefit
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99.
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Interpretation.
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100.
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Entitlement to benefit.
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101.
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Conditions for receipt.
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102.
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Rate of benefit.
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103.
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Duration of payment.
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104.
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Medical examination.
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105.
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Payment of benefit.
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106.
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Disqualification.
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107.
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Regulations.
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Chapter 15
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Old Age (Contributory) Pension
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108.
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Entitlement to pension.
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109.
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Conditions for receipt.
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110.
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Disregard of self-employment contributions in certain cases.
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111.
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Rate of pension.
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112.
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Increases (including increases for qualified adult and qualified children).
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113.
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Pre-1953 pension.
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Chapter 16
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Retirement Pension
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114.
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Entitlement to pension.
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115.
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Conditions for receipt.
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116.
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Rate of pension.
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117.
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Increases (including increases for qualified adult and qualified children).
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Chapter 17
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Invalidity Pension
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118.
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Entitlement to pension.
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119.
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Conditions for receipt.
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120.
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Contributions paid under the National Health Insurance Acts.
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121.
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Rate of pension.
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122.
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Increases (including increases for qualified adult and qualified children).
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Chapter 18
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Widow’s (Contributory) Pension or Widower’s (Contributory) Pension
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123.
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Interpretation.
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124.
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Entitlement to pension.
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125.
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Conditions for receipt.
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126.
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Rate of pension.
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127.
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Increases (including increases for qualified children).
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128.
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Disregard of self-employment contributions in certain cases.
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129.
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Certain claims.
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Chapter 19
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Orphan’s (Contributory) Allowance
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130.
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Entitlement to allowance.
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131.
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Condition for receipt.
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132.
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Rate of allowance.
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133.
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Payment of allowance.
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Chapter 20
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Bereavement Grant
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134.
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Entitlement to grant.
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135.
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Conditions for receipt.
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136.
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Amount of grant.
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Chapter 21
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Widowed Parent Grant
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137.
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Entitlement to grant.
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Chapter 22
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Treatment Benefit
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138.
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General provisions as to benefit.
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PART 3
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Social Assistance
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Chapter 1
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Description of Social Assistance
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139.
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Description of assistance.
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Chapter 2
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Unemployment Assistance
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140.
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Interpretation.
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141.
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Entitlement to assistance.
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142.
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Rates of assistance and effect of means on rates.
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143.
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Regulations.
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144.
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Total amount payable to a couple.
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145.
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Certain claims.
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146.
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Amount of increases payable in respect of qualified child in certain cases.
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147.
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Disqualifications.
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148.
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Disqualifications — attending a course of study.
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Chapter 3
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Pre-Retirement Allowance
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149.
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Entitlement to allowance.
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150.
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Rate of allowance (including increases for qualified adult and qualified children).
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151.
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Regulations.
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Chapter 4
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Old Age (Non-Contributory) Pension
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152.
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Interpretation.
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153.
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Entitlement to pension.
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154.
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Statutory conditions.
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155.
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Special conditions for receipt of pension.
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156.
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Rate of pension and increase for qualified child.
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157.
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Increases (including increase for one of a couple).
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158.
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Amount of increases payable in respect of qualified child normally resident with beneficiary.
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159.
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Rate of pension for persons in receipt of farm assist.
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160.
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Disqualifications.
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Chapter 5
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Blind Pension
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161.
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Entitlement to pension.
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Chapter 6
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Widow’s (Non-Contributory) Pension, Widower’s (Non-Contributory) Pension and Orphan’s (Non-Contributory) Pension
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162.
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Interpretation.
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163.
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Entitlement to pension.
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164.
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Rate of pension.
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165.
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Increases.
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166.
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Disqualification.
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167.
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Avoidance of double pensions.
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168.
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Entitlement to orphan’s (non-contributory) pension.
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169.
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Rate of pension.
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170.
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Civil proceedings.
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171.
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Payment of pension.
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Chapter 7
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One-Parent Family Payment
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