New South Wales Workers Compensation Legislation
Amendment Act 1995 No 30
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Name of Act 2 Commencement 2 Amendment of Workers Compensation Act 1987 No 70 2 Amendment of Workers Compensation (Bush Fire, Emergency and Rescue Services) Act 1987 No 83 2 Amendment of Workers’ compensation (Dust Diseases) Act 1942 No 14 2 Amendment of Law Reform (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1965 No 32 2 Schedules
1 Amendments relating to policies of insurance 3
2 Amendments relating to interest on lump sums 10 3 Amendments relating to interim payment of damages 12
Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 1995 No 30
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4 Amendments relating to apportionment of liability and
contribution orders 15 5
Amendments relating to structured settlements 32 6 Amendments relating to liability for workers
compensation 35 7 Amendments relating to compensation for
non-economic loss 42 8 Amendments relating to weekly payments during
incapacity 46 9
Amendments relating to conciliation 50 10
Amendments relating to damages for economic loss 53 11
Amendments relating to medical disputes 55 12
Amendments relating to miscellaneous matters 62 13 Amendment of Workers Compensation (Bush Fire,
Emergency and Rescue Services) Act 1987 72 14 Amendment of Workers’ Compensation (Dust
Diseases) Act 1942 73 15 Amendment of Law Reform (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1965 74
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New South Wales
Workers Compensation Legislation
Amendment Act 1995 No 30
Act N o 3 0 , 1995
An Act to amend the Workers Compensation Act 1987 with respect to policies of insurance, interest on lump sums, interim payment of damages, contribution and apportionment, and structured settlements, and for other purposes; to amend the Workers Compensation (Bush Fire, Emergency and Rescue Services) Act 1987, the Workers’ Compensation (Dust Diseases) Act 1942 and the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1965; and for other purposes. [Assented to 19 June 1995]
Clause 1 Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 1995 No 30 The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment
Act 1995.
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
Schedules 1–12.
4 Amendment of Workers Compensation (Bush Fire, Emergency and Rescue Services) Act 1987 No 83
The Workers Compensation (Bush Fire, Emergency and Rescue
Services) Act 1987 is amended as set out in Schedule 13.
5 Amendment of Workers’ Compensation (Dust Diseases) Act 1942 No 14
The Workers’ Compensation (Dust Diseases) Act 1987 i s amended as set out in Schedule 14.
6 Amendment of Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1965 No 32
The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1965 is amended as set out in Schedule 15.
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Amendments relating to policies of insurance Schedule 1 Schedule 1 Amendments relating to policies of
insurance
(Section 3)
[1] Section 155 Compulsory insurance for employers
Section 155 (1)
Omit “independently of this Act (being a liability…