Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Commonwealth is liable to pay compensation to a person for a week if:
(a) the person is a cadet or a declared member for the week; and
(b) the Commission has accepted liability for a service injury or disease of the person; and
(c) the service injury or disease results in the person's incapacity for work for the week; and
(d) if the person is a cadet--the commanding officer of the cadet's unit has not advised the Commission under section 10 that the person is unlikely to be able to perform the duties of a cadet in the future; and
(e) a claim for compensation in respect of the person has been made under section 319.
Note 1: This section might be affected by the following provisions:
(a) sections 50, 52 and 329 (failure to undergo examination or rehabilitation program);
(b) section 88 (aggravations etc.);
(c) section 196 (compensation for part weeks).
Note 2: A person whose commanding officer has advised the Commission under section 10 that the person is unlikely to be able to perform the duties of a cadet in the future might be entitled to compensation under Part 4.
(2) The amount of compensation that the Commonwealth is liable to pay is worked out under section 89 or 89A.
Note: The Commonwealth is not liable to pay compensation if the amount of compensation is nil or a negative amount.