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bruneilawsby aturio
In force1984 Revised Edition
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Part III

Section 44

In plain English

This section deals with a workman injured by the negligence or other wrongful act of the employer or someone the employer is responsible for. The Act does not limit the employer's other liability for such an injury. Any damages awarded to the workman for it are reduced by the compensation paid or payable under the Act.

Summary · Drafted with AI, checked against the official text on 30 Sep 2026.

Where any injury is caused to a workman by the Injury due to negligence, breach of statutory duty or other wrongful act or ~~!'~re;~~·

omission of the employer, or of any person for whose act or ployer default the employer is responsible, nothing in this Act shall limit or in any wise affect any liability of the employer inde-pendently of this Act:

Provided that any damages awarded to a workman in an action at common law 01 under any Act in respect of any

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Reciprocal arrangements for payments of workmen's compensa-tion

Amendment of Schedules

Regulations

Workmen's Compensation such negligence, breach of statutory duty or wrongful act or omission, shall be reduced by the value of any compensation which has been paid or is payable under the provisions of this Act in respect of the injury sustained by the workman.

Report

Read on from s 45

Schedules