Workers Compensation Act 1987 Regulation relating to funeral expenses and car travel associated with treatment (1990-286) [GG No 65 of 18.5.1990] (NSW)

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WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1987 - REGULATION

(Relating to funeral expenses and car travel associated with

treatment)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 65 of 18 May 1990]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of the Workers Compensation Act 1987, has been pleased to make the Regulation set forth hereunder.

JOHN FAHEY

Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment.

The Workers Compensation (General) Regulation 1987 is

amended:

(a) by inserting after Part 2 the following Part:

PART 2A - FUNERAL EXPENSES

Section 27 (b): maximum amount for funeral expenses

6A. (1) For the purposes of section 27 (b) of the Act, the maximum amount for which an employer is liable in respect of reasonable funeral expenses, if death results from an injury and the worker leaves no dependants, is $2,700.

(2) This clause applies to any funeral held after the Commencement of this clause whether the injury which caused the death of the worker concerned was received before or after the commencement of this clause.

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(b) by inserting after Part 4A the following Part:

PART 4B - CAR TRAVEL ASSOCIATED WITH

TREATMENT

Section 64 (b): prescribed rate applicable for car travel associated with treatment

10C. (1) For the purposes of section 64 (b) of the Act, the prescribed rate for which an employer is liable under section 60 (2) (a) or (b) of the Act in respect of car travel by private motor vehicle associated with treatment is 38 cents per kilometre.

(2) This clause applies to car travel undertaken after the commencement of this clause whether the injury was received by the worker concerned before or after the commencement of this clause.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The object of this Regulation is to amend the Workers Compensation (General)

Regulation 1987 to provide that an employer is liable for:

(a)	a maximum amount of $2,700 for funeral expenses if death results from an injury and the worker leaves no dependants (at present the employer’s maximum liability is $1,425); and
(b)	a rate of 38 cents per kilometre for car travel associated with the treatment given to an injured worker (currently the rate is 28 cents per kilometre).

The amendments apply to all funerals held or car travel undertaken after the

commencement of this Regulation.