Workers Compensation Regulations Amendment 2001 (ACT)

Workers Compensation Regulations Amendment

Subordinate Law 2001 No 33

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

Dated 6 September 2001.

Brendan Smyth

Minister

Michael Moore

Minister

Workers Compensation Regulations Amendment

Subordinate Law 2001 No 33

made under the

Workers’ Compensation Act 1951

1. Commencement

   These regulations commence on the day they are notified in the Gazette.

2. Regulations amended

   These regulations amend the Workers Compensation Regulations.

3. Regulation 1

   substitute

4. Name of regulations

   These regulations are the Workers Compensation Regulations 1946.

5. New regulation 8

   insert

6. Maximum premium rates for group trainers in building and construction industry

7. The maximum rate of premium under the Act, section 20 (Premiums—maximum rates) for a group trainer in relation to trainees in the building and construction industry is 15% of the total wages paid to the trainees by the group trainer.

8. In this regulation:

   building and construction industry—see the Long Service Leave (Building and Construction Industry) Act 1981, section 3 (1) (Interpretation).

   group trainer means a registered provider that, as a business (a labour hire business), places trainees with employers relevant to the trainees’ training agreements for the duration of their agreements.

   registered provider—see the Vocational Education and Training Act 1995, section 4 (1) (Definitions for Act).

   trainee, in relation to a group trainer, means an individual employed by the group trainer who is obliged under a training agreement to undertake training.

   training agreement—see the Vocational Education and Training Act 1995, section 4 (1).

9. This regulation expires 2 years after it commences.

Endnotes

Regulations amended

1. Republished as in force on 1 June 1998.

Notification

1. Notified in Gazette 2001 No S69 on 11 September 2001.