Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2005 (NSW)

An Act to amend the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 and the Workers Compensation Act 1987 with respect to dispute resolution procedures, insurance obligations, workers, costs and compensation for back injuries; and for other purposes.

1Name of Act

This Act is the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2005.

2Commencement(1)

This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation, except as provided by this section.

(2)

Schedule 3.2 [1] commences on 1 January 2006.

(3)

Section 6 and Schedule 4 commence on the date of assent to this Act.

3, 4

(Repealed)

5Miscellaneous amendments

The Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 and the Workers Compensation Act 1987 are amended as set out in Schedule 3.

6, 7

(Repealed)

Schedules 1, 2

(Repealed)

Schedule 3Miscellaneous amendments

(Section 5)

Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 No 86[1]–[10]

(Repealed)

[11]Section 288A

Insert after section 288:

288AReferral of disputes to Commission

Section 345 of the Legal Profession Act 2004 applies to and in respect of the provision of legal services in connection with a dispute referred to the Commission under this Part in the same way as it applies to and in respect of the provision of legal services in connection with a claim or defence of a claim for damages referred to in that section.

Note—

Section 345 of the Legal Profession Act 2004 prohibits a law practice from providing legal services in connection with a claim or defence unless a legal practitioner associate responsible for the provision of those services believes, on the basis of provable facts and a reasonably arguable view of the law, that the claim or defence has reasonable prospects of success.

[12]–[29]

(Repealed)

(Repealed)

Schedule 4

(Repealed)