Tasmanian Numbered Acts

WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION AMENDMENT ACT 2000 (NO. 99 OF 2000)

- Act 99 of 2000
- Royal Assent 20 December 2000

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement

   PART 2 - Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 Amended

   3.      Principal Act
   4.      Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
   5.      Section 4 amended (Application of Act)
   6.      Sections 4A , 4B , 4C and 4D inserted
   7.      Section 5 amended (Persons engaged in fire-fighting operations and
           fire prevention operations)
   8.      Section 6 amended (Persons engaged in providing ambulance services)
   9.      Section 6A amended (Police volunteers)
   10.     Section 6B amended (Prescribed classes of volunteers)
   11.     Part II, Division 1: Heading amended
   12.     Section 8 substituted
   13.     Section 9 amended (Membership of Board)
   14.     Section 10 substituted
   15.     Section 15 amended (Annual report)
   16.     Section 25 amended (Liability of employers to compensate workers for
           injuries)
   17.     Section 29 amended (Liability of principal in case of workers
           employed by contractors)
   18.     Section 30 amended (Liabilities of employer transferred to licensed
           insurer)
   19.     Section 36 amended (Employer to forward accident report and claim)
   20.     Section 39 substituted
   21.     Part V: Heading amended
   22.     Part V, Division 1: Heading inserted
   23.     Part V, Division 2 inserted
   24.     Sections 43 and 43A repealed
   25.     Part V, Division 3: Heading inserted
   26.     Section 49 amended (Procedure of Tribunal)
   27.     Part V, Division 4: Heading inserted
   28.     Sections 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 and 55 substituted
   29.     Part V, Division 5: Heading inserted
   30.     Section 59 amended (Costs)
   31.     Section 61 amended (Orders of Tribunal)
   32.     Section 64 amended (Regulations for purposes of Part V)
   33.     Section 65 amended (Interpretation of Division 1 of Part VI)
   34.     Section 67 substituted
   35.     Section 69 amended (Amount of compensation in case of incapacity)
   36.     Section 69B substituted
   37.     Sections 71 , 72 and 73 substituted
   38.     Section 75 amended (Additional compensation for medical and other
           services)
   39.     Section 76 amended (Additional compensation for travelling expenses)
   40.     Section 77 amended (Certain questions to be determined by Tribunal)
   41.     Section 77AA inserted
   42.     Section 77A amended (Provision of certain services)
   43.     Section 77C amended (Grant, &c., of accreditation)
   44.     Section 77D substituted
   45.     Section 77E amended (Notice of refusal)
   46.     Section 77F amended (Revocation or suspension of accreditations)
   47.     Section 77G amended (Appeals)
   48.     Section 77H amended (Publication of grant of accreditation)
   49.     Section 80A inserted
   50.     Section 81 amended (Commencement of weekly payments)
   51.     Section 81AA substituted
   52.     Section 81A amended (Disputes of liability for weekly payments and
           other benefits)
   53.     Section 81AB amended (Failure to dispute liability)
   54.     Section 81B substituted
   55.     Section 85 amended (Medical examination of workers)
   56.     Section 86 amended (Cases in which employer may terminate or reduce
           payments)
   57.     Section 88 amended (Review of weekly payments)
   58.     Section 89 substituted
   59.     Section 96A inserted
   60.     Section 97 amended (Obligation of employers to insure)
   61.     Section 97AA inserted
   62.     Sections 102A and 102B inserted
   63.     Section 105 amended (Granting, &c., of permits)
   64.     Section 105A inserted
   65.     Section 112 amended (Appeals)
   66.     Section 114 amended (Returns by licensed insurers and self-insurers)
   67.     Section 130 substituted
   68.     Part X, Division 1: Heading inserted
   69.     Section 134 amended (Right of employer to contribution or indemnity
           from third parties)
   70.     Part X, Division 2 inserted
   71.     Section 143A inserted
   72.     Section 144 amended (Interpretation of Part XII)
   73.     Section 147 amended (Contributions to Fund by licensed insurers and
           self-insurers)
   74.     Part 12A inserted
   75.     Section 151 amended (Powers of authorized officers)
   76.     Section 155 repealed
   77.     Section 161A substituted
   78.     Section 162 amended (Regulations)
   79.     Schedule 1 amended (Provisions with respect to membership of
           Workplace Safety Board of Tasmania)
   80.     Schedule 2 amended (Provisions with respect to meetings of Workplace
           Safety Board of Tasmania)
   81.     Schedule 10 inserted

   PART 3 - Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 Amended

   82.     Principal Act
   83.     Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
   84.     Part 2: Heading amended
   85.     Schedule 3 amended (Savings and transitional provisions)


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