Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Amendment Regulations 2005 (WA)

21 January 2005 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 275

WORKCOVER

WC301*

Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981

Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation

Amendment Regulations 2005

Made by the Lieutenant-Governor and deputy of the Governor in
Executive Council.

1.             Citation

These regulations are the Workers’ Compensation and
Rehabilitation Amendment Regulations 2005.

2.             The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Workers’
Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulations 1982*.

[* Reprint 4 as at 17 April 2003.

For amendments to 11 January 2005 see Western Australian Legislation Information Tables for 2003, Table 4, p. 450, and Gazette 8 April and 26 October and 29 October 2004.]

3.             Regulation 1 amended

Regulation 1 is amended by deleting “Rehabilitation” and inserting instead —

“ Injury Management ”.

4.	Regulation 17 inserted After regulation 16 the following regulation is inserted —
“

17.           Prescribed allowance — clause 11(2)

The Hospital Allowance provided for under the (Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union) Agreement 2000, or under an industrial award made in replacement of that agreement, is prescribed as an allowance for the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of “Amount Aa” in clause 11(2).

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5.             References to “Executive Director” amended

The regulations are amended by deleting “Executive Director”
in each place where it occurs that is specified in the Table to this
regulation and inserting instead —

“ chief executive officer ”.
Table

r. 10A(b) r. 19C(1)(a), (4)(a) (in both
places), (5)

r. 19A (definition of r. 19H(2)

“approved”)

r. 19B(1) (in both places), r. 19P(1)

(3) and (4)

6.             References to “Commission” amended

The regulations are amended by deleting “The Commission” or “the Commission” in each place where it occurs that is specified in the Table to this regulation and inserting instead —

“ WorkCover WA ”.

Table

r. 13(1), (2) and (3) (in r. 19F(1), (2) and (4)

3 places)

r. 15	r. 19H(1)
r. 19C(8) and (9)

7.             Appendix I amended

(1) Appendix I Forms 1 to 28 are amended by deleting “Workers’
Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 1981” in each place
where it occurs and inserting instead —
“

Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981

”.

(2) Appendix I Form 2 is amended as follows:

(a)

by deleting “disabled from earning” and inserting “ less able to earn ”;

(b)

by deleting “cause impairment of his” and inserting “ adversely affect the worker’s ”;

(c) by deleting “disablement” and inserting instead — “ being less able to earn full wages, ”.

(3)	Appendix I Forms 3B, 3C, 3D and 3E are amended by deleting “You may obtain advice from the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Commission.” in each place where it occurs and inserting instead —
“ You may obtain advice from WorkCover WA. ”.

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(4) Appendix I Form 5 is amended as follows:

(a)

by deleting “the Workers’ Compensation and “ WorkCover WA ”;

(b) by deleting “(address of Commission)”.

(5)	Appendix I Forms 16 and 17 are amended by deleting “Executive Director, Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Commission.” in each place where it occurs and inserting instead —
“ Chief executive officer, WorkCover WA. ”.
(6)	Appendix I Forms 19A and 19B are amended by deleting “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION COMMISSION” in each place where it occurs and inserting instead —
“ Chief executive officer, WorkCover WA ”.
(7)	Appendix I Form 20 is amended by deleting “WORKERS’ COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION COMMISSION”.
(8)	Appendix I Form 21 is amended by deleting “EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION COMMISSION” and inserting instead —
“ Chief executive officer, WorkCover WA ”.

8.             Appendix II amended

Appendix II is amended by deleting “Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Commission”.

By Command of the Lieutenant-Governor and deputy of the Governor,

ROD SPENCER, Clerk of the Executive Council.

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