[1989] VR 931
ACCIDENT COMPENSATION COMMISSION v DETAR
SUPREME COURT OF VICTORIA FULL COURT
YOUNG CJ, CROCKETT and GRAY JJ
17, 20 February, 14 March 1989
[1989] VR 931
Accident compensation — Estoppel — Res judicata — Recommendation by
conciliation division — Effect of recommendation — Whether party estopped per
rem judicatam — Whether time limit for application for determination mandatory — Accident Compensation Act 1985 (No 10191), s52, s71, s71A, s82, s101, s103,
s108, s109, s117.
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S109(13) of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 provides:
"Where a Conciliation division is hearing a matter under this section, the
Conciliation division may proceed to make a recommendation on the question of
the entitlement of a worker to receive weekly payments."
S117(6) of the Act provides:
"Where a Conciliation division makes a recommendation to the parties to
proceedings under this Part, a party to those proceedings may, within 28 days
after the recommendation is made, apply to the Tribunal division for a
determination."
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