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Accident Compensation Amendment Act, 2009 (2009 No. 20).

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Samoa
Employment accident and occupational disease benefit
2009-10-27
National
Law, Act

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Amends the 1989 Act sections 2 (definition of "accident"); 4 (continuation of corporation); 13(1); 16 (workers); 16A (insertion of new section on workers' spouses); 18 (accidents which occur outside of Samoa); 22A (insertion of new section on double payment of compensation); 23(2)(b)(ii); 24(2); 26 (compensation in case of death); 27(2)(a), 28 (all to do with increasing payments; 33A (insertion of a new section on care living allowance); 33B (insertion of a new section on mobility allowance); 41 (section deleted and replaced with new section on limitation of time for submitting claims); 68A (insertion of new section on special payments upon death or injury). Also inserts a new Third Schedule.

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