New South Wales
W o r k C o v e r L e g i s l a t i o n A m e n d m e n t
A c t 1 9 9 5 N o 8 9
Contents
P age
| Name of Act | 2 |
| Commencement | 2 |
| Amendment of Workers Compensation Act 1987 | |
| No 70 | 2 |
4 Amendment of Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 No 20
5 Amendment of Compensation Court Act 1984 No 89
6 Amendment of Construction Safety Act 1912 No 38
7 Amendment of Factories, Shops and Industries Act 1962 No 43
8 Amendment of Dangerous Goods Act 1975 No 68
9 Amendment of Workers' Compensation (Dust D iseases) Act 1942 No 14
1 0 Amendment of other Acts
WorkCover Legislation Amendment Act 1995 No 89
Contents
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Schedules
| 1 Amendment of Workers Compensation Act 1987 | 4 |
| 2 | Amendment | of Occupational Health and Safety Act |
1983 83
| 3 | Amendment of Compensation Court Act 1984 | 111 |
| 4 | Amendment of Construction Safety Act 1912 | 120 |
| 5 | Amendment | of Factories, Shops and Industries Act |
1962 122
| 6 | Amendment of Dangerous Goods Act 1975 | 124 |
7 Amendment of Workers' Compensation (Dust
| Diseases) Act 1942 | 128 |
| 8 | Amendment of other Acts | 132 |
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New South Wales
WorkCover Legislation Amendment
A c t 1995 N o 89
Act No 89, 1995
An Act to amend the Workers Compensation Act 1987 and the Compensation Court Act 1984 to make further provision with respect to workers compensation dispute resolution, claims procedures, lump sum and weekly payments of compensation and the duties of insurers, and in other respects; to amend the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 and associated legislation to increase penalties and to make further provision with respect to powers of inspectors and entry to the workplace, and in other respects; to make miscellaneous amendments to various other Acts; and for other purposes. [Assented to 20 December 1995]
| Section 1 | WorkCover Legislation Amendment Act 1995 No 89 |
The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
1 Name of Act
This Act is the WorkCover Legislation Amendment Act 1995.
2 Commencement
| (1) | This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation, except as provided by subsection (2). |
| (2) | Schedule 1 [30] which inserts sections 69A and 69B into the Workers Compensation Act 1987, and Schedule 1 [106] to the extent that it inserts clause 9 of Part 6 of Schedule 6 to that Act, commence on the date of assent. |
3 Amendment of Workers Compensation Act 1987 N o 7 0
The Workers Compensation Act 1987 is amended as set out in
Schedule 1.
4 Amendment of Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 No 20
The Occupational Health and Safety Act 1983 is amended as set out in Schedule 2.
5 Amendment of Compensation Court Act 1984 No 89
The Compensation Court Act 1984 is amended as set out in
Schedule 3.
6 Amendment of Construction Safety Act 1912 No 38
The Construction Safety…