Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) The Compensation Act continues to apply in relation to the variation, under section 18 of that Act, of a final award made under the Compensation Act pursuant to an application for compensation made after 23 June 1998, subject to this section.
(2) A final award made under the Compensation Act pursuant to an application made after 23 June 1998 may not be varied (under section 18 of that Act in its application under subsection (1)) to allow a claim for the award of compensation for pain and suffering, or to provide for the increase of the amount of any such award.
(3) Nothing in this section prevents a court from varying a final award made under section 18 of the Compensation Act in its application under subsection (1) with the effect of decreasing any amount of compensation for pain and suffering included in the award.