Return to Work (Transitional Arrangements) (Administration) Regulations 2015 (SA)

South Australia

Return to Work (Transitional Arrangements) (Administration) Regulations 2015

under the Return to Work Act 2014

Contents

1Short title

2Commencement

3Interpretation

4Corporation change of name

5Common Fund

6WHS administration costs

Legislative history

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Return to Work (Transitional Arrangements) (Administration) Regulations 2015.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation on 2 February 2015.

3—Interpretation

In these regulations—

Act means the Return to Work Act 2014.

4—Corporation change of name

The following provisions will apply in connection with the operation of clause 11 of Schedule 9 of the Act:

(a)without limiting the operation of paragraph (b), a reference in any Act, regulation, rule, instrument, notice or other document to the Corporation as the WorkCover Corporation of South Australia will be construed as a reference to the Return to Work Corporation of South Australia;

(b)the Corporation may, after clause 11 of Schedule 9 of the Act takes effect—

(i)continue to act in any case under the name WorkCover Corporation of South Australia (or WorkCover), including for the purposes of issuing any notice or taking any other action or step, or for the purposes of any process, application or proceedings, under the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986 or the Return to Work Corporation of South Australia Act 1994 or under any other Act or law; or

(ii)act under the name Return to Work Corporation of South Australia (or ReturnToWorkSA) for the purposes of issuing any notice or taking any other action or step, or for the purposes of any process, application or proceedings, under the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986 or the Return to Work Corporation of South Australia Act 1994 or under any other Act or law (including with respect to any matter commenced before clause 11 of Schedule 9 of the Act takes effect).

5—Common Fund

The following provisions will apply in relation to the continuation and application of the Compensation Fund:

(a)the fund will be held subject to the provisions of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986 and the Return to Work Act 2014;

(b)the fund may be applied for the purposes of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986 or the Return to Work Act 2014 (including purposes that relate to the cost of undertaking functions or establishing services or facilities in connection with the Return to Work Act 2014 before 1 July 2015).

6—WHS administration costs

(1)In this regulation—

WHS Act means the Work Health and Safety Act 2012.

(2)The Corporation may, in setting the fee payable under Schedule 5, clause 2(5) of the WHS Act for the 2015/2016 financial year, take into account the amendments effected to that Act by Schedule 9 of the Return to Work Act 2014 and the provisions of the Return to Work Act 2014 (whether or not those provisions are in operation on the commencement of these regulations).

Legislative history

Notes

•For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or regulations

Year	No	Reference	Commencement
2015	4	Gazette 15.1.2015 p319	2.2.2015: r 2