Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation (General) Variation Regulations 2007 (SA)

South Australia

Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation (General) Variation Regulations 2007

under the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986

Contents

Part 1—Preliminary

1. Short title

2. Commencement

3. Variation provisions

Part 2—Variation of Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation (General) Regulations 1999

1. Insertion of regulation 3A

   3ADesignated courts

2. Insertion of regulation 18A

   18ASubstantive law

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation (General) Variation Regulations 2007.

2—Commencement

These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.

3—Variation provisions

In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation (General) Regulations 1999

4—Insertion of regulation 3A

After regulation 3 insert:

3A—Designated courts

For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of designated court in section 6B(3) of the Act, the following are declared to be designated courts:

(a)Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory;

(b)Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales;

(c)Work Health Court of the Northern Territory;

(d)Industrial Magistrates Court of Queensland;

(e)Industrial Court of Queensland;

(f)Queensland Industrial Relations Commission;

(g)Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal of Tasmania;

(h)County Court of Victoria;

(i)Magistrates' Court of Victoria;

(j)District Court of Western Australia.

5—Insertion of regulation 18A

After regulation 18 insert:

18A—Substantive law

For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of a State's legislation about damages for a work related disability in section 58AE of the Act—

(a)the Workers Compensation Act 1951 (ACT) is declared to be the legislation of the Australian Capital Territory about damages for a work related disability; and

(b)the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) and the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW) are declared to be the legislation of New South Wales about damages for a work related disability; and

(c)the Work Health Act (NT) is declared to be the legislation of the Northern Territory about damages for a work related disability; and

(d)the Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) is declared to be the legislation of Queensland about damages for a work related disability; and

(e)the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Tas) is declared to be the legislation of Tasmania about damages for a work related disability; and

(f)the Accident Compensation Act 1985 (Vic) and the Accident Compensation (WorkCover Insurance) Act 1993 (Vic) are declared to be the legislation of Victoria about damages for a work related disability; and

(g)the Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 (WA) is declared to be the legislation of Western Australia about damages for a work related disability.

Note—

As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 30 August 2007

No 227 of 2007

07WKC004CS