s. 135A (2) A worker may recover damages in respect of an injury arising out of, or in the course of, or due to the nature of, employment— (a) if employment of that nature was a significant contributing factor, and the injury is a serious injury and arose on or after 1 December 1992; or (b) if the injury is a serious injury and arose before that date but the incapacity arising from the injury did not become known until that date or a later date. (2A) Subject to subsection (2D), a worker may S. 135A(2A) inserted by not bring proceedings in accordance with this No. 7/1996 section unless a determination of the degree of s. 32(1). impairment of the worker has been made under subsection (3). (2AA) For the purposes of the procedures relating to an S. 135A(2AA) inserted by application for a determination from a worker No. 84/2000 made under subsection (2B) and received by the s. 37. Authority or a self-insurer after 10 August 2000 but before 1 September 2000, subsections (2B), (2D) and (2DB) have effect as if the reference in each of those subsections to 120 days was a reference to 210 days. (2B) Subject to subsection (2C), the Authority or S. 135A(2B) inserted by must make a determination under No. 7/1996 subsection (3) within 120 days of receiving a s. 32(1), amended by written application for a determination from the Nos 107/1997 worker. s. 47(2), 81/1998 s. 25(9). (2BA) An application under subsection (2B)— S. 135A(2BA) inserted by No. 107/1997 (a) must be in a form approved by the Authority; s. 47(3). and (b) must be accompanied by— (i) a copy of all medical reports; and
(2) A worker may recover damages in respect of an injury arising out of, or in the course of, or due to the nature of, employment— (a) if employment of that nature was a significant contributing factor, and the injury is a serious injury and arose on or after 1 December 1992; or (b) if the injury is a serious injury and arose before that date but the incapacity arising from the injury did not become known until that date or a later date. S. 135A(2A) inserted by No. 7/1996 s. 32(1). (2A) Subject to subsection (2D), a worker may not bring proceedings in accordance with this section unless a determination of the degree of impairment of the worker has been made under subsection (3). S. 135A(2AA) inserted by No. 84/2000 s. 37. (2AA) For the purposes of the procedures relating to an application for a determination from a worker made under subsection (2B) and received by the Authority or a self-insurer after 10 August 2000 but before 1 September 2000, subsections (2B), (2D) and (2DB) have effect as if the reference in each of those subsections to 120 days was a reference to 210 days. S. 135A(2B) inserted by No. 7/1996 s. 32(1), amended by Nos 107/1997 s. 47(2), 81/1998 s. 25(9). (2B) Subject to subsection (2C), the Authority or must make a determination under subsection (3) within 120 days of receiving a written application for a determination from the worker. s. 135A S. 135A(2BA) inserted by No. 107/1997 s. 47(3). (2BA) An application under subsection (2B)— (a) must be in a form approved by the Authority; and (b) must be accompanied by— (i) a copy of all medical reports; and
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