Catchwords
Accident compensation – Workers compensation - Section 138 of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 (Vic) confers an entitlement to indemnification upon employers or insurers who have paid or are liable to pay compensation - Section 60(1) of the Supreme Court Act 1986 (Vic) provides for damages in the nature of interest in respect of any proceeding for the recovery of debt or damages - Whether a proceeding to establish amount of indemnification under s 138 is a proceeding for the recovery of debt or damages.
Words and phrases – "debt or damages".
Accident Compensation Act 1985 (Vic) – s 138.
Supreme Court Act 1986 (Vic) – s 60.