Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) Where, pursuant to an undetermined application for compensation made after 23 June 1998 in relation to a prescribed injury within the meaning of the Compensation Act, no award in the nature of compensation for pain and suffering had been made before the commencement day, the applicant may also apply under the amended Act for financial assistance in the nature of special assistance in relation to that injury.
(2) An application for financial assistance to which subsection (1) applies shall be lodged in the office of the Registrar of the Magistrates Court within the period of 12 months after the commencement day.
(3) The Magistrates Court may, on application made at any time (whether before or after the expiration of the period referred to in subsection (2)), extend the time for the lodging of an application for financial assistance to which subsection (1) applies if the court considers it just to do so.
(4) The amended Act otherwise applies in relation to an application for financial assistance to which subsection (1) applies.