Sporting Injuries Insurance Act 1978 Regulation relating to funeral expenses (1991-640) [GG No 174 of 13.12.1991] (NSW)

1991—No. 640

SPORTING INJURIES INSURANCE ACT 1978—REGULATION

(Relating to funeral expenses)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 174 of 13 December 1991]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council,
and in pursuance of the Sporting Injuries Insurance Act 1978, has been

pleased to make the Regulation set forth hereunder.

J. J. FAHEY

Minister for industrial Relations and

Minister for Further Education,

Training and Employment.

Amendment

1. The Sporting Injuries Insurance Regulation 1980 is amended by

omitting clause 5 and by inserting instead the following clause:

Prescribed amount—funeral expenses

5. For the purposes of section 27 (3) of the Act, $1,815 is the

prescribed amount.

Transitional

2. Clause 5 of the Sporting Injuries Insurance Regulation 1980, as in force before the commencement of this Regulation, continues to apply to an application for payment of the funeral expenses of a person who died as a consequence of an injury suffered while participating in an authorised activity before the commencement of this Regulation.

1991—No. 640

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The object of this Regulation is to increase from $1,100 to $1,815 the amount of

funeral expenses payable by the Sporting Injuries Committee where a person has

died as a consequence of an injury suffered:

(a)	while the person was participating in an authorised activity of a sporting organisation as a registered player of the organisation; or
(b)	while the person was participating in an authorised activity of a school as an enrolled player of the school; or
(c)	while the person was participating in an authorised activity of the Department of Sport, Recreation and Racing as an enrolled participant of the Department.