New South Wales Workcover Legislation Amendment
Act 1996 No 120
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1 Name of Act 2 2 Commencement 2 3 Amendment of Workers Compensation Act 1987 No 70 2 4 Amendment of other Acts 2 Schedules
1 Amendment of Workers Compensation Act 1987 3
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New South Wales
WorkCover Legislation Amendment
Act 1996 No 120
Act No 120, 1996
An Act to amend the Workers Compensation Act 1987 to make further provision with respect to maximum workers compensation benefits, journey claims, deductions for previous injuries, weekly payments of compensation, conciliation of disputes, and in other respects; to amend certain other Acts; and for other purposes. [Assented to 3 December 1996]
Section 1 WorkCover Legislation Amendment Act 1996 No 120 The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
1 Name of Act
This Act is the WorkCover Legislation Amendment Act 1996.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.
3 Amendment of Workers Compensation Act 1987 No 70
The Workers Compensation Act 1987 is amended as set out in
Schedule 1.
4 Amendment of other Acts
Each Act set out in Schedule 2 is amended as set out in that
Schedule.WorkCover Legislation Amendment Act 1996 No 120
Amendment of Workers Compensation Act 1987 Schedule 1 Schedule 1 Amendment of Workers Compensation
Act 1987
(Section 3)
1.1 Amendments—new conciliation arrangements [1] Section 3 Definitions Insert the following definitions in section 3 (1) in alphabetical order: existing claim has the meaning given by section 87D.
new claim has the meaning given by section 87D.Principal Conciliator means the Principal Conciliator
appointed under section 87F.
[2] Section 3 (6)
Insert after section 3 (5):
(6) Notes included in the text of this Act do not form part of
this Act.[3] Part 4, Division 1A
Insert before Division 1 of Part 4:
Division 1A Special conciliation provisions for new
claims87D Definitions (1) In this Act: existing claim means, subject to any regulations under this section that modify this definition:
(a)
any claim for compensation made before the commencement of this Division (as inserted by the WorkCover Legislation Amendment Act 1996), and
(b)
any claim for compensation made after that commencement that is a further claim in respect of an injury for which a claim was made before that commencement.
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Schedule 1 Amendment of Workers Compensation Act 1987 new claim means any claim for compensation that is not
an existing claim.
(2) The regulations can modify the definition of existing claim in this section and for that purpose can contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature with respect to the application of provisions of this Part to and in respect of claims that as a result of any such regulations become or cease to be existing claims.
(3)
In modifying the definition of existing claim, the regulations can even provide that no claims are existing claims (with the result that all claims will…