Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Regulations 1993 (Cth)

Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Regulations 1993

Statutory Rules 1993No. 134 as amended

made under the

Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992

This compilation was prepared on 31 July 2000

taking into account amendments up to SR 2000 No. 198

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,

Attorney‑General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

    1Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

 These Regulations are the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Regulations 1993.

2Commencement [see Note 1]

These Regulations commence when Part 9 of the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 commences.

3Interpretation

 In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

Act means the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992.

4Amount of liability to be insured against

 For the purposes of subsection 97 (1) of the Act, the prescribed amount of liability for a single event which results in an injury to one or more employees is $2,000,000.00.

5Fees for Comcare officer assisting an employer

• (1)

  For subsection 141 (1) of the Act, the prescribed fee for the provision of a Comcare officer's services for the purposes of section 78 of the Act is the sum of:

  • (a)

    $85 for each hour, and a proportionate amount for a part of an hour, spent by the officer assisting, or travelling in connection with providing assistance to, an employer to reconsider a determination; and

  • (b)

    travel and accommodation expenses incurred by the officer in assisting an employer to reconsider a determination.

• (2)

  The amount in paragraph (1) (a) is the price of the taxable supply within the meaning of the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999.

6Recovery of fees for assistance provided by a Comcare officer

 A fee charged by Comcare under subsection 141 (1) of the Act may be recovered as a debt due to Comcare.

Notes to the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Regulations 1993

Note 1

The Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Regulations 1993 (in force under the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1993 No. 134 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Statutory Rules

Year and number	Date of notification in Gazette	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
1993 No. 134	23 June 1993	24 June 1993 (see r. 2)
2000 No. 198	31 July 2000	31 July 2000	—

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted  am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
R. 1.........................................	rs. 2000 No. 198
R. 5.........................................	am. 2000 No. 198