Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) For regulation 84(1) of the Principal Regulations substitute —
"(1) The Authority, before determining a claim for compensation for personal injury, may make an interim payment—
(a) for loss of income, calculated in accordance with regulation 83, for a period not exceeding 6 weeks; and
(b) for reasonable medical and like expenses for a period not exceeding 6 weeks.".
(2) After regulation 84(2) of the Principal Regulations insert —
"(2A) Subject to subregulations (2B) and (2C), if it appears to the Authority that a person may be entitled to compensation in respect of the death of a member, the Authority may, before determining the claim, make interim payments to the person as follows—
(a) a weekly payment for a period of up to 12 weeks from the date of death of the member in an amount the Authority considers reasonable;
(b) a payment for reasonable medical and like expenses up to a maximum amount determined by the Authority.
(2B) Only one spouse or domestic partner may receive interim payments under subregulation (2A)(a).
(2C) The total amount of interim payments paid to each person entitled to compensation in respect of the death of a member under subregulation (2A) must not exceed the maximum amount determined by the Authority.
(2D) If the Authority determines that compensation is payable, the compensation payable is to be reduced by the amount of any interim payment made under this regulation.".
(3) In regulation 84(3) of the Principal Regulations, after "(1)" insert "or (2A)".