Queensland Numbered Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2010 NO. 24

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Contents
           Part 1--Preliminary
   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
           Part 2--Amendment of Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003
   3.      Act amended
   4.      Amendment of s 54 (Setting of premium)
   5.      Replacement of s 67 (Employer may insure against payment for the excess period)
   6.      Amendment of s 86 (Reinsurance)
           7. Amendment of s 185 (Insurer to give notice of assessment of permanent impairment)
   8.      Amendment of s 202 (Workers under 21)
   9.      Amendment of s 220 (Insurer's responsibility for worker's rehabilitation)
   10.     Amendment of s 221 (Authority's responsibility for rehabilitation)
   11.     Amendment of s 231 (Worker must mitigate loss)
   12.     Amendment of s 233 (Definitions for ch 5)
   13.     Amendment of s 235A (Date of doctor's consultation taken to be date of injury)
   14.     Amendment of s 238 (Worker with terminal condition)
   15.     Amendment of s 267 (Mitigation of loss)
   16.     Amendment of s 290A (Exchange of material for compulsory conference)
   17.     Replacement of ss 292 and 292A
           18. Omission of ch 5, pt 8 (Structured settlements)
   19.     Omission of ch 5, pt 9 hdg (Particular matters affecting assessments of liability)
   20.     Omission of s 306 (Absolute defences not reintroduced)
   21.     Insertion of new ch 5, pts 8 and 9
   22.     Amendment and relocation of s 307 (Contributory negligence)
   23.     Amendment and relocation of ch 5, pt 10 (No right to damages for particular services)
   24.     Amendment and relocation of ch 5, pt 11 (Exemplary damages)
   25.     Amendment of s 311 (Principles about orders as to costs)
   26.     Amendment of s 312 (Costs if written final offer by claimant)
   27.     Amendment of s 313 (Costs if written offer by insurer)
   28.     Amendment of s 316 (Principles about orders as to costs)
   29.     Insertion of new ch 5, pt 12, div 2A
   30.     Omission of s 317 (Application of div 3)
   31.     Amendment of s 318 (Costs if proceedings could have been brought in a lower court)
   32.     Insertion of new ss 318A-318E
           33. Insertion of new ch 26
   34.     Amendment of sch 6 (Dictionary)
           Part 3--Amendment of Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2003
   35.     Regulation amended
   36.     Amendment of s 3 (Definitions)
           37. Replacement of s 16 (Excess period—Act, s 65)
           38. Omission of ss 17 and 18
           39. Amendment of s 77 (Appointment of actuarial arbiter)
   40.     Insertion of new pt 7A
   41.     Insertion of new pt 10, div 4
   42.     Insertion of new schs 8-13
           Part 4--Amendment of Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995
   43.     Act amended
   44.     Insertion of new pt 3, div 5
   45.     Insertion of new pt 17, div 7
           Part 5--Other amendments
   46.     Legislation amended in schedule
           SCHEDULE -- LEGISLATION AMENDED