| W O R K M E N ' S | COMPENSATION |
ACT.
Act No. 71, 1916.
| A n | A c t | t o | a m e n d | t h e l a w w i t h | r e s p e c t | t o | c o m p e n s a - |
t i o n t o w o r k m e n for i n j u r i e s su f fe red in t h e c o u r s e of t h e i r e m p l o y m e n t , a n d for d i s a b i l i t y i n c u r r e d f rom i n d u s t r i a l a n d o t h e r d i s e a s e s ;
t o r e p e a l t h e W o r k m e n ' s C o m p e n s a t i o n A c t ,
1 9 1 0 , a n d t h e E m p l o y e r s ' I n a b i l i t y A c t , 1 8 9 7 ;
t o a m e n d c e r t a i n o t h e r A c t s ; a n d for p u r p o s e s
c o n s e q u e n t t h e r e o n o r i n c i d e n t a l t h e r e t o . [ A s s e n t e d t o , 1 3 t h D e c e m b e r , 1916 . ]
| B E it enacted by the K i n g ' s Most Exce l len t | lative Council and Legis la t ive Assembly of N e w South |
Majes ty ,
by and with t he advice and consent of the Legis-
| W a l e s | in P a r l i a m e n t | assembled, | and | by the | au thor i ty | of |
the same, as follows :—
Preliminary.
| 1. pensat ion Ac t , | This A c t may be cited as the | " W o r k m e n ' s | Com- |
1916 ."
This Ac t shall commence and come into operat ion on the first day of J u l y , one thousand nine hundred and seven teen ; but except so far as it relates to references to medical referees, and proceedings conse quen t ia l thereon, shall no t apply in any case where the accident happened before t he…