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Accident Compensation Amendment Regulations 2010

S.R. No. 61/2010

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objectives

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Principal Regulations

5Pre-injury average weekly earnings of workers with multiple employers

6Revocation of prescribed rates for travel and accommodation allowances

7Prescribed forms—contracts in respect of common law liabilities

8Revocation of certain self-insurer regulations

9Contribution by self-insurers

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STATUTORY RULES 2010

S.R. No. 61/2010

Accident Compensation Act 1985

Accident Compensation Amendment Regulations 2010

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 30 June 2010

Responsible Minister:

TIM HOLDING
Minister for Finance, WorkCover and the Transport Accident Commission

TOBY HALLIGAN

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are to amend the Accident Compensation Regulations 2001—

(a)to make a change to the prescribed number of hours that workers with multiple employers work under one employer in order to calculate their pre-injury average weekly earnings; and

(b)as a consequence of the commencement of certain provisions of the Accident Compensation Amendment Act 2010 on 1 July 2010; and

(c)to clarify the operation of regulation 18 of those Regulations.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 253 of the Accident Compensation Act 1985.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2010.

4Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Accident Compensation Regulations 2001[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

5Pre-injury average weekly earnings of workers with multiple employers

In regulation 10 of the Principal Regulations, for "35" substitute "38".

6Revocation of prescribed rates for travel and accommodation allowances

Regulations 11 and 12 of the Principal Regulations are revoked.

7Prescribed forms—contracts in respect of common law liabilities

In regulation 18 of the Principal Regulations, after "1985" insert "as in force before the commencement of section 35(3) of the Accident Compensation Legislation (Amendment) Act 2004".

8Revocation of certain self-insurer regulations

Regulations 19, 20, 21, 22, 23(3), 23(4), 23(5), Schedule 4 and Form 4 to Schedule 5 of the Principal Regulations are revoked.

9Contribution by self-insurers

In regulation 23(1) of the Principal Regulations, for "33A" substitute "146(2)".

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[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 21/2001.  Reprint No. 1 as at 6 March 2003.  Reprinted to S.R. No. 62/2001 and subsequently amended by S.R. No. 35/2007.