The following statutory provisions relate damage claims to entitlement to social security benefits. The immediately following statute originally applied to all personal injury claims; it is now (s 2(1A)) applicable only to small awards. LAW REFORM (PERSONAL INJURIES) ACT 1948

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The following statutory provisions relate damage claims to entitlement to social security benefits. The immediately following statute originally applied to all personal injury claims; it is now (s 2(1A)) applicable only to small awards. LAW REFORM (PERSONAL INJURIES) ACT 1948

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In this Act, the expression ‘personal injury’ includes any disease and any impairment of a person’s physical or mental condition, and the expression ‘injured’ shall be construed accordingly.

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Section 2(4) of the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948 is in the same