Workers Compensation Act 1987 Regulation relating to the current weekly wage rate of certain workers (1994-93) [GG No 46 of 18.3.1994] (NSW)

WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1987—REGULATION

(Relating to the current weekly wage rate of certain workers)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 46 of 18 March 1994]

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.

KERRY CHIRAROVSKI, M.P.,

Minister for Industrial Relations and Employment.

Commencement

1. This Regulation commences on l April 1994.

Amendment

2. The Workers Compensation (General) Regulation 1987 is amended

by omitting item 13 of the Table to clause 9A and by inserting instead the

following items:

13. On and after 1 October 1993 and before 1 April 1994	$359.00
14. On and after 1 April 1994 ..................................	$360.60

1994—No. 93

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The object of this Regulation is to increase the rate which is taken to be the current weekly wage rate of certain workers under the Workers Compensation Act 1987 and is used for the purpose of calculating compensation payable to them while incapacitated for work. The prescribed rates apply only to workers who became entitled to receive weekly payments in respect of an incapacity for work before 1 February 1992.

This Regulation is made under the Workers Compensation Act 1987, in particular section 42 (1) (d) and clause 7 ( 2 ) (b) of Part 4 of Schedule 6 to the Act (power to prescribe the “current weekly wage rate”) and section 280 (the general regulation making power).