Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1986 No. 3461

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Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act 1971.

Dated 20 November 1986.

N. M. STEPHEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

B. HOWE

Minister of State for Social Security

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Rate prescribed for the purposes of sub-section 43 (5) of the Act

1. Regulation 27 of the Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Regulations is amended by omitting “$21.20” and substituting “$21.90”.

Rate prescribed for the purposes of sub-section 48 (1) of the Act

2. Regulation 28 of the Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Regulations is amended by omitting “$29.60” and substituting “$30.50”.

Schedule 4

3. Schedule 4to the Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:

SCHEDULE 4 Regulation 26

AMOUNTS OF COMPENSATION

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item No.	Provision of the Act	Amount prescribed
$
1	Sub-section 37 (3).......................................................	1,540.00
2	Sub-section 39 (1).......................................................	54,620.00
3	Sub-section 39 (7).......................................................	27,330.00
4	Sub-section 40 (1).......................................................	27,330.00
5	Sub-section 41 (1).......................................................	27,330.00
6	Paragraph 41 (6) (b)....................................................	27,330.00
7	Sub-section 42 (1).......................................................	5,460.00
8	Sub-section 42 (2).......................................................	5,460.00
9	Paragraph 43 (3) (a)....................................................	54,620.00
10	Paragraph 43 (4) (a)....................................................	54,620.00
11	Paragraph 43 (7) (b)....................................................	2,190.00
12	Sub-section 44 (1).......................................................	1,410.00
13	Paragraph 45 (2) (a)....................................................	175.50
14	Sub-section 45 (3).......................................................	46.00
15	Sub-section 45 (4).......................................................	21.90
16	Sub-paragraph 46 (2) (a) (i)..........................................	175.50

Application

4. The amendments effected by these Regulations apply in relation to—

(a) weekly payments of compensation under the Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act 1971 in respect of any period commencing after 12 December 1986; and

(b) payments of compensation (other than weekly payments) under the Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act 1971 in respect of—

(i) an injury that occurs to an employee after 12 December 1986; or

(ii) a loss or event that occurs after 12 December 1986 resulting from any other injury to an employee.

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 28 November 1986.

2. Statutory Rules 1971 No. 112 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1986 No. 80 and see also