Treasury and Finance Legislation Amendment Act 2016

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Treasury and Finance Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 41 of 2016 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page Part 1—Preliminary 1 1 Purpose 1 2 Commencement 2 Part 2—Amendment to the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 3 3 Twice the State average weekly earnings 3 Part 3—Amendment to the Accident Compensation Act 1985 4 4 Twice State average weekly earnings 4 Part 4—Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 5 5 Duty not to recklessly endanger persons at workplaces 5 6 Regulations 5 Part 5—Repeal of amending Act 6 7 Repeal of amending Act 6 ═══════════════ Endnotes 7 1 General information 7 -- 1 of 8 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 Treasury and Finance Legislation Amendment Act 2016† No. 41 of 2016 [Assented to 28 June 2016] The Parliament of Victoria enacts: Part 1—Preliminary 1 Purpose The purpose of this Act is to amend— (a) the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013; and (b) the Accident Compensation Act 1985; and Victoria -- 2 of 8 -- Part 1—Preliminary Treasury and Finance Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 41 of 2016 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel (c) the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004— to further improve the operation of those Acts. 2 Commencement (1) This Act, except for Parts 2 and 3, comes into operation on the day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. (2) Parts 2 and 3 are taken to have come into operation on 1 July 2014. -- 3 of 8 -- Part 2—Amendment to the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 Treasury and Finance Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 41 of 2016 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Part 2—Amendment to the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 3 Twice the State average weekly earnings After section 159(3) of the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 insert— "(4) For the purposes of this section— (a) a person who becomes entitled, in relation to a financial year, to an amount at the rate of the whole or a part of twice the State average weekly earnings; and (b) in that financial year, the amount of State average weekly earnings is reduced in respect of the previous financial year— the person's entitlement, in respect of that financial year, is to be calculated using the amount of State average weekly earnings in the last preceding financial year in which the State average weekly earnings was not reduced.". -- 4 of 8 -- Part 3—Amendment to the Accident Compensation Act 1985 Treasury and Finance Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 41 of 2016 4 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Part 3—Amendment to the Accident Compensation Act 1985 4 Twice State average weekly earnings After section 91EA(3) of the Accident Compensation Act 1985 insert— "(4) For the purposes of this section— (a) a person who becomes entitled, in relation to a financial year, to an amount at the rate of the whole or a part of twice the State average weekly earnings; and (b) in that financial year, the amount of State average weekly earnings is reduced in respect of the previous financial year— the person's entitlement, in respect of that financial year, is to be calculated using the amount of State average weekly earnings in the last preceding financial year in which the State average weekly earnings was not reduced.". -- 5 of 8 -- Part 4—Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 Treasury and Finance Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 41 of 2016 5 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Part 4—Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 5 Duty not to recklessly endanger persons at workplaces In section 32(b) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, for "9000" substitute "20 000". 6 Regulations In section 158(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, after "as trainers" insert "and assessors". -- 6 of 8 -- Part 5—Repeal of amending Act Treasury and Finance Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 41 of 2016 6 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Part 5—Repeal of amending Act 7 Repeal of amending Act This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of the day on which all of its provisions have come into operation. Note The repeal of this Act does not affect the continuing operation of the amendments made by it (see section 15(1) of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984). ═══════════════ -- 7 of 8 -- Endnotes Treasury and Finance Legislation Amendment Act 2016 No. 41 of 2016 7 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Endnotes 1 General information See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current authorised versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information. † Minister's second reading speech— Legislative Assembly: 9 March 2016 Legislative Council: 5 May 2016 The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013, the Accident Compensation Act 1985 and the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 to further improve the operation of those Acts and for other purposes." -- 8 of 8 --