Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00866:section:30b
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Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 30B
Character Range: 377949–379621

30B  Interpretation
 (1) In this Division, unless the contrary intention appears:
compensation includes:
 (a) any payment in the nature of compensation; and
 (b) any damages recoverable at law from the Commonwealth, a State, a Territory or any other person (whether within or outside Australia), in respect of injury to, or the death of, a person; and
 (c) any amount paid under a compromise or settlement of a claim for damages referred to in paragraph (b);
but does not include any amount that represents expenses incurred in medical or hospital treatment.
 (2) For the purposes of this Part, a payment of arrears of periodic compensation payments is not a lump sum compensation payment.
Note: For lump sum payments of compensation see section 30C. For periodic payments of compensation see section 30D.
 (3) In sections 30G and 30H:
damages does not include an amount that has been paid under a notice under section 51 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence‑related Claims) Act 1988.
 (4) In sections 30L and 30M:
international organisation means:
 (a) an organisation:
 (i) of which 2 or more countries, or the governments of 2 or more countries, are members; or
 (ii) that is constituted by persons representing 2 or more countries, or representing the governments of 2 or more countries; or
 (b) an organisation that is:
 (i) an organ of, or office within, an organisation described in paragraph (a); or
 (ii) a commission, council or other body established by an organisation so described or such an organ; or
 (iii) a committee, or subcommittee of a committee, of an organisation described in paragraph (a), or of such an organ, council or body.