Seamen's Compensation Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1990 No. 3891

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Seamen’s Compensation 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 Seamen’s Compensation Act 1911.

Dated 29 November 1990.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

BOB COLLINS

Minister of State for Shipping and Aviation Support

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1. Amendment

1.1 The Seamen’s Compensation Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

2. Regulation 118 (Amounts prescribed for the purposes of certain provisions of the Act)

2.1 Table:

Omit the table, substitute:

AMOUNTS OF COMPENSATION

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Item	Provision of the Act	Amount prescribed
$
1	Subsection 5b (1)	70,010.00
2	Subsection 5d (1)	70,010.00
3	Clause (1) (a) (iii) of Schedule 1	1,810.00
4	Clause (1) (b) (i) of Schedule 1	58.90
5	Clause (1) (b)(ii) of Schedule 1	28.10
6	Subclause (1) (c) (i) (b) of Schedule 1	225.00
7	Paragraph (10a) of Schedule 1	2,810.00

3. Regulation 119 (Amounts prescribed for the purposes of clause (1) (a) (i) of Schedule 1 to the Act)

3.1 Paragraph (a):

Omit “$68,100”, substitute “$70,010”.

3.2 Paragraph (b):

Omit “$27.30”, substitute “$28.10”.

4. Regulation 120 (Amount prescribed for the purposes of subparagraph (1) (b) of Schedule 1 to the Act)

4.1 Omit “$218.90”, substitute “$225.00”.

5. Application

5.1 The amendments effected by these Regulations apply in relation to:

(a) weekly payments of compensation under the Seamen’s Compensation Act 1911 in respect of any period commencing after 12 December 1990; and

(b) payments of compensation (other than weekly payments) under the Act in respect of:

(i) an injury sustained, or disease suffered, by a seaman after 12 December 1990; or

(ii) a loss or event that occurs after 12 December 1990;

resulting from any other injury sustained, or disease suffered, by a seaman.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 6 December 1990.

2. Statutory Rules 1926 as amended to date. For previous amendments seeNote 2 to Statutory Rules 1990 No. 122 and see also