Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Variation Regulations 2012 (SA)

South Australia

Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Variation Regulations 2012

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 Regulations 2010

4            Variation of regulation 17—Volunteers (section 103A of Act)

Part 1—Preliminary

1—Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Variation Regulations 2012.

2—Commencement

These regulations will come into operation 4 months after the day on which they are made (see Subordinate Legislation Act 1978 section 10AA).

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 Regulations 2010

4—Variation of regulation 17—Volunteers (section 103A of Act)

1. Regulation 17—delete subregulation (1) and substitute:

   (1)For the purposes of section 103A(1) of the Act—

   (a)each of the following is prescribed as a class of persons:

   (i)volunteer fire‑fighters;

   (ii)volunteer SASES members;

   (iii)volunteer marine rescue members; and

   (b)the following activities are prescribed as a class of work in relation to volunteer fire‑fighters:

   (i)any activity directed towards—

   (A)preventing, controlling or extinguishing a fire; or

   (B)dealing with any other emergency that requires SACFS to act to protect life, property or the environment;

   (ii)attending in response to a call for assistance by SACFS;

   (iii)attending an SACFS meeting, competition, training exercise or other organised activity;

   (iv)any other activity carried out in relation to the functions of SACFS under the Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005; and

   (c)the following activities are prescribed as a class of work in relation to volunteer SASES members:

   (i)any activity directed towards dealing with an emergency that requires SASES to act to protect life, property or the environment;

   (ii)attending in response to a call for assistance by SASES;

   (iii)attending an SASES meeting, competition, training exercise or other organised activity;

   (iv)any other activity carried out in relation to the functions of SASES under the Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005; and

   (d)the following activities are prescribed as a class of work in relation to volunteer marine rescue members:

   (i)any activity directed towards—

   (A)dealing with an emergency that requires a marine rescue association to act to protect life, property or the environment; or

   (B)provision of marine radio monitoring or the broadcast of safety messages;

   (ii)attending in response to a call for assistance by a marine rescue association.

2. Regulation 17(2)—before the definition of volunteer fire‑fighter insert:

   marine rescue association means—

   (a)The Australian Volunteer Coast Guard Association (S.A. Group) Incorporated; or

   (b)Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol (SA) Incorporated; or

   (c)The South Australian Sea Rescue Squadron Incorporated; or

   (d)Victor Harbor‑Goolwa Sea Rescue Squadron Incorporated; or

   (e)Whyalla Sea Rescue Squadron Incorporated; or

   (f)Air Sea Rescue Squadron Cowell Incorporated;

3. Regulation 17(2)—after the definition of volunteer fire‑fighter insert:

   volunteer marine rescue member means a member of a marine rescue association who receives no remuneration in respect of his or her service in that capacity;

   volunteer SASES member means a member of SASES within the meaning of the Fire and Emergency Services Act 2005 who receives no remuneration in respect of his or her service in that capacity.

Made by the Governor

with the advice and consent of the Executive Council

on 14 June 2012

No 157 of 2012

MIR12/003CS