3.7.3.2 Injuries close to or after retirement age

The maximum number of weeks of weekly payments a worker can receive when they are injured within a set time before retirement age, or any time after retirement age is 130 weeks of compensation. It is calculated the same way as it is for workers who are injured well before retirement age.

Each week in which any weekly payment is paid or payable, whether for all or part of that week and whether consecutive or not, should be counted as one week in calculating the maximum number of weeks of entitlement.

Claims for weekly payments received by the Agent on or after 1 January 2005

Injured before retirement age	Injured after retirement age	Entitlement
Workers who are injured within 130 weeks of retirement age	Workers who are injured after retirement age	Up to 130 weeks

Claims for weekly payments received by the Agent before 1 January 2005

Injured before retirement age	Injured after retirement age	Entitlement
Workers who: were injured within 52 weeks of retirement age and had received 52 weeks of weekly payments at 18 November 2004	Workers who: were injured after retirement age and had received 52 weeks of weekly payments at 18 November 2004	Up to 52 weeks
Workers who: were injured within 52 weeks of retirement age and had not received 52 weeks of weekly payments at 18 November 2004	Workers who: were injured within 52 weeks of retirement age and had not received 52 weeks of weekly payments at 18 November 2004	Up to 104 weeks

 

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