Accident Compensation (Amendment) Act 1998
Act No. 81/1998
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1
1. Purpose 1 2. Commencement 2 PART 2—AMENDMENT OF ACCIDENT COMPENSATION
(WORKCOVER INSURANCE) ACT 1993 3
3. Purpose 3
1. Purpose 3
4. Definitions 3 5. Compulsory WorkCover insurance 4 6. WorkCover insurance policy 4 7. Sections 10 and 11 substituted 5
10. Issue and renewal of WorkCover insurance policies 5
8. Evidence that employer has WorkCover insurance policy 6 9. Employer ceasing to exist 6 10. Premiums order 6 11. Rateable remuneration and premiums 6 12. Licensing provisions 8 13. Section 42 substituted 8
42. Payment of premiums 8
14. Funds and Scheme 9 15. Amendment of section 63 9 16. Section 64 substituted 9
64. Transfer of rights, obligations and liabilities 9
17. Recovery of premium or penalty 10 18. New Part 7 inserted 10 PART 7—SAVING AND TRANSITIONAL 10
73. Authority is successor in law 10 74. Transitional provisions 10 75. Cancellation of licences 12 76. Re-insurance arrangements 13 77. Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction 13
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Section Page PART 3—AMENDMENT OF ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 1985 14
19. Consequential amendments 14 20. Functions and powers of the Authority 15
23A. Existing authorised insurers 16
21. WorkCover Authority Fund 18 22. Dispute resolution 19 23. Payment of Compensation 20 24. Settlements 22 25. Other compensation provisions 22 26. General provisions 24
PART 4—MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS 26
27. Medical panels 26 28. Amendment of section 93C 26 29. Co-ordinated care programs 27 30. Settlements 27 31. Self-insurers 27 143A. Claims management 27 32. Amendment to unproclaimed provisions 28 33. Amendments in relation to Petroleum Act 1998 28 34. Statute law revision 28 35. Incorrect amendments repealed 29
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Victoria
No. 81 of 1998
Accident Compensation (Amendment)
Act 1998†
[Assented to 17 November 1998]
The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:
PART 1—PRELIMINARY
1. Purpose
The purpose of this Act is to amend the Accident
Compensation (WorkCover Insurance) Act
1993 and the Accident Compensation Act 1985
and certain other Acts.
Accident Compensation (Amendment) Act 1998
Act No. 81/1998 s. 2
2. Commencement
(1) Part 1 and Part 4 (other than sections 29(2), 32
and 35) and section 20(5) come into operation on
the day on which this Act receives the Royal
Assent.
(2) Section 35 is deemed to have come into operation on 26 May 1998.
(3) Subject to sub-section (4), Parts 2 and 3 (other
than section 20(5)) and section 32 come into
operation on a day to be proclaimed.
(4) If a provision referred to in sub-section (3) does
not come into operation before 30 June 1999, it
comes into operation at 4 p.m. on 30 June 1999.(5) Section 29(2) comes into operation on a day to be proclaimed being a day on or after 1 July 2000 but before 31 December 2000.
(6) If section 29(2) does not come into operation
before 31 December 2000, it is repealed on
31 December 2000.
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