Workers Compensation Amendment Regulation 2005 (No 1) (ACT)

Workers Compensation Amendment Regulation 2005 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2005-43

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following regulation under the Workers Compensation Act 1951.

Dated 21 December 2005.

Katy Gallagher

Minister

John Hargreaves

Minister

Workers Compensation Amendment Regulation 2005 (No 1)

Subordinate Law SL2005-43

made under the

Workers Compensation Act 1951

1. Name of regulation

   This regulation is the Workers Compensation Amendment Regulation 2005 (No 1).

2. Commencement

   This regulation commences on the day after its notification day.

   NoteThe naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).

3. Legislation amended

   This regulation amends the Workers Compensation Regulation 2002.

4. Section 68 (1) (d)

   substitute

   (d)evidence that the insurer has adequate reinsurance, or other arrangements in place, to cover the insurer’s future liability under the Act;

5. New section 68A

   insert

68AApplications made but not decided before commencement of s 68 amendment

(1)This section applies to an application for approval of an insurer made, but not decided, before the commencement of the Workers Compensation Amendment Regulation 2005 (No 1) (the amendment regulation).

(2)The application is not affected only because it does not comply with section 68 as amended by the amendment regulation.

(3)In considering the application, the Minister need not take into consideration a matter included, or not included, in the application that would not be required to be included in the application after the amendment of section 68 by the amendment regulation.

(4)This section expires 1 month after the day it commences.

(5)Subsections (1) to (3) are laws to which the Legislation Act, section 88 (Repeal does not end effect of transitional laws etc) applies.

Endnotes

1. Notification

   Notified under the Legislation Act on 22 December 2005.

2. Republications of amended laws

   For the latest republication of amended laws, see align="center">© Australian Capital Territory 2005