Workmen's Compensation Regulations (Amendment) (ACT)

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Regulations 1983 No. 261

Workmen's Compensation Regulations2

(Amendment)

I, THOMAS UREN, the Minister of State for Territories and Local Government, hereby make the following Regulations under the Workmen's Compensation Ordinance 1951.

Dated 22 December 1983.

TOM UREN
Minister of State for Territories

and Local Government

Interpretation

1. Regulation 2 of the Workmen's Compensation Regulations is amended

by omitting sub-regulation (2) and substituting the following sub-regulation:

"(2) In these Regulations, a reference to a form by number shall be read as

a reference to the form so numbered in Schedule 1.".

Claim by employee

2. Regulation 3 of the Workmen's Compensation Regulations is amended

by omitting "in the Schedule".

Claim by dependant

3. Regulation 4 of the Workmen's Compensation Regulations is amended

by omitting "in the Schedule".

substantial compliance is sufficient.".

4. Regulation 6 of the Workmen's Compensation Regulations is repealed

and the following regulation substituted:
Form of medical certificate

"6. Where the Clerk of the Court refers a matter to a medical referee under a provision of the Ordinance other than a provision of section IOA, IOB or IOC, the medical referee shall furnish the Clerk of the Court with a report in accordance with Form 3 in relation to the matter.".

5. Regulation 11 of the Workmen's Compensation Regulations is repealed

and the following regulation substituted:

Compliance with forms

"11. Strict compliance with the forms in Schedule 1 is not required and

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6. After regulation 12 of the Workmen's Compensation Regulations the

following regulation is inserted:

Diseases related to employment

"13. For the purposes of section 9A of the Ordinance, a disease of a kind specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 is related to employment of a kind specified in column 2 of that schedule opposite the reference to that disease in column 1."

Schedule

7. The heading to the Schedule to the Workmen's Compensation

Regulations is omitted and the following heading is substituted:

"SCHEDULE 1"

8. The Workmen's Compensation Regulations are amended by adding at

the end thereof the following Schedule:

SCHEDULE 2 Regulation I 3

DISK ASKS R E L A T E D TO E M P L O Y M E N T

Column I	Column 2
Disease	Employment

I. Anthrax Employment in connexion with

(a) animals infected with anthrax:

(b)	animal carcases or parts of such carcases: or
(c)	wool. hair, bristles, hides or skins

2. Ankylostomiasis	Employment in or about a mine
.V Asbestosis	Employment involving exposure to. or contact with,
asbestos
4. Chrome ulceration ol' skin or mucous	Employ ment involving exposure to or contact with
membrane: any of the sequelae of such an	(a) chromic acid: or
ulceration	(b) bichromate of

(i) ammonium:

(ii)     potassium; or

(iii) sodium,

or a preparation containing any of those substances

> Mesothelioma Employment involving exposure to. or contact with,

asbestos

b. Pathological condition caused b> Employment involving exposure to or contact with

(a) radium or another radioactive radium, other radioactive substances or x-rays

substance: or

(b) x-rays

7. Pneumoconiosis	Employment involving inhalation of matter capable of causing pneumoconiosis
X. Poisoning by antimony or a compound of	Employment involving exposure to or contact with
antimony: any of the sequelae of such a	antimony, a compound of antimony or a preparation
poisoning	containing antimony or such a compound
s>. Poisoning by arsenic or a compound of	Employment involving exposure to or contact with
arsenic; any of the sequelae of such a	arsenic, a compound of arsenic or a preparation
poisoning	containing arsenic or such a compound

10. Poisoning b> benzene, a homologue of Employment involving exposure to or contact with

benzene or a n i l r o - d e r i v a l i v e or benzene, a homologue of benzene or a nitro-derivative

amido-derivative of benzene, any of the	or amido-derivative of benzene
sequelae of such a poisoning

I I	Poisoning by beryllium or a compound of	Employment involving exposure to or contact with
beryllium; any of the sequelae of such a	beryllium, a compound of beryllium or a preparation
poisoning	containing beryllium or such a compound

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SCHEDULE 2—continued

Column I	Column 2
Disease	Employment
12. Poisoning by cadmium or a compound of	Employment involving exposure to or contact with
cadmium: any of the sequelae of such a	cadmium, a compound of cadmium or a preparation
poisoning	containing cadmium or such a compound

13. Poisoning by carbon bisulphide	. . . .	Employment involving exposure to or contact with carbon bisulphide
14. Poisoning by carbon monoxide	. . . .	Employment involving exposure to carbon monoxide

15. Poisoning by copper or a compound of	Employment involving exposure to or contact with
copper: any of the sequelae of such a	copper, a compound of copper or a preparation
poisoning	containing copper or such a compound
16. Poisoning by a halogen derivative of a	Employment involving exposure to or contact with a
hydrocarbon of the aliphatic series	halogen derivative of a hydrocarbon of the aliphatic series
17. Poisoning by hydrogen cyanide or a	Employment involving exposure to or contact with
compound of hydrogen cyanide	hydrogen cyanide, a compound of hydrogen cyanide or a preparation containing hydrogen cyanide or such
a compound ^

IS. Poisoning by hydrogen sulphide	. . . .	Employment involving exposure to hydrogen sulphide
19.	Poisoning by lead or a compound of lead: any	Employment involving exposure to or contact with
of the sequelae of such a poisoning	lead, a compound of lead or a preparation containing lead or such a compound
20.	Poisoning by manganese or a compound of	Employment involving exposure to or contact with
manganese: any of the sequelae of such a	manganese, a compound of manganese or a
poisoning	preparation containing manganese or such a
compound

21. Poisoning by mercury or a compound of	Employment involving exposure to or contact with
mercury: any of the sequelae of such a	mercury, a compound of mercury or a preparation
poisoning	containing mercury or such a compound

22.	Poisoning by an oxide of nitrogen: any of the	Employment involving contact with nitric acid or the
sequelae of such a poisoning	inhalation of oxides of nitrogen
23	Poisoning by phosphorus or a compound of	Employment involving exposure to or contact with
phosphorus; any of the sequelae of such a	phosphorus, a compound of phosphorus or a
poisoning	preparation containing phosphorus or such a compound

24. Poisoning by vanadium or a compound of	Employment involving exposure to or contact with
vanadium; any of the sequelae of such a	vanadium, a compound of vanadium or a preparation
poisoning	containing vanadium or such a compound

25.	Poisoning by zinc or a compound of zinc; any	Employment involving exposure to or contact with
of the sequelae of such a poisoning	zinc, a compound of zinc or a preparation containing zinc or such a compound
26.	Primary epitheliomatous cancer of the skin	Employment involving exposure to or contact with

compound, product, or residue of any of those

tar, pitch, bitumen, mineral oil, paraffin or a

substances

27. Q Fever Employment involving exposure to or contact with
Coxiella burnetii

28. Tenosynovitis Employment which requires repetitive movements of
a hand and forearm

NOTES

1.    Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 December 1983.

2.    Regulations 1946 No. 4 as amended by 1959 No. 25; 1969 No. 6; 1979 No. 26.