Accident Compensation Amendment Regulations 2010

i Accident Compensation Amendment Regulations 2010 S.R. No. 61/2010 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objectives 1 2 Authorising provision 2 3 Commencement 2 4 Principal Regulations 2 5 Pre-injury average weekly earnings of workers with multiple employers 2 6 Revocation of prescribed rates for travel and accommodation allowances 2 7 Prescribed forms—contracts in respect of common law liabilities 2 8 Revocation of certain self-insurer regulations 2 9 Contribution by self-insurers 3 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2010 S.R. No. 61/2010 Accident Compensation Act 1985 Accident Compensation Amendment Regulations 2010 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 30 June 2010 Responsible Minister: TIM HOLDING Minister for Finance, WorkCover and the Transport Accident Commission TOBY HALLIGAN Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objectives The objectives of these Regulations are to amend the Accident Compensation Regulations 2001— (a) to make a change to the prescribed number of hours that workers with multiple employers work under one employer in order to calculate their pre-injury average weekly earnings; and (b) as a consequence of the commencement of certain provisions of the Accident Compensation Amendment Act 2010 on 1 July 2010; and (c) to clarify the operation of regulation 18 of those Regulations. -- 2 of 5 -- S.R. No. 61/2010 Accident Compensation Amendment Regulations 2010 2 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 253 of the Accident Compensation Act 1985. 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2010. 4 Principal Regulations In these Regulations, the Accident Compensation Regulations 2001 1 are called the Principal Regulations. 5 Pre-injury average weekly earnings of workers with multiple employers In regulation 10 of the Principal Regulations, for "35" substitute "38". 6 Revocation of prescribed rates for travel and accommodation allowances Regulations 11 and 12 of the Principal Regulations are revoked. 7 Prescribed forms—contracts in respect of common law liabilities In regulation 18 of the Principal Regulations, after "1985" insert "as in force before the commencement of section 35(3) of the Accident Compensation Legislation (Amendment) Act 2004". 8 Revocation of certain self-insurer regulations Regulations 19, 20, 21, 22, 23(3), 23(4), 23(5), Schedule 4 and Form 4 to Schedule 5 of the Principal Regulations are revoked. r. 2 -- 3 of 5 -- S.R. No. 61/2010 Accident Compensation Amendment Regulations 2010 3 9 Contribution by self-insurers In regulation 23(1) of the Principal Regulations, for "33A" substitute "146(2)". ═══════════════ r. 9 -- 4 of 5 -- S.R. No. 61/2010 Accident Compensation Amendment Regulations 2010 4 ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 21/2001. Reprint No. 1 as at 6 March 2003. Reprinted to S.R. No. 62/2001 and subsequently amended by S.R. No. 35/2007. Endnotes -- 5 of 5 --