Queensland Numbered Acts Queensland Numbered Acts(1) Section 5, from 'any civil claim' to 'claimant'--
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'deciding liability or awards of damages for personal injury if the harm resulting from the breach of duty'.
(2) Section 5(a) and (b), 'as defined'--
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'for which compensation is payable'.
(3) Section 5--
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'(2) For subsection (1)(a) or (b), the following is immaterial--
(a) whether compensation for the injury is actually claimed under the relevant Workers' Compensation Act;
(b) whether the entitlement to seek damages for the injury is regulated under that Act.
'(3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a breach of duty mentioned in subsection (1) includes a breach of duty giving rise to a dependency claim.
'(4) In this section--
compensation for injury, under a relevant Workers' Compensation Act, includes payment of--
(a) reasonable expenses for medical treatment or attendance; and
(b) funeral expenses.
relevant Workers' Compensation Act means--
(a) for compensation, or an entitlement to seek damages, for an injury mentioned in subsection (1)(a)--the WorkCover Queensland Act 1996; or
(b) for compensation, or an entitlement to seek damages, for an injury mentioned in subsection (1)(b)--the Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003.'.