Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1951 - SECT 223

    (1)     The Executive may make regulations for this Act.

Note     A regulation must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act

.

    (2)     A regulation may make provision in relation to the following:

        (a)     medical assessments of injured workers;

        (b)     the use of medical specialists in relation to compensable injuries;

        (c)     the functions of medical referees appointed under this Act;

        (d)     what compulsory insurance policies must, and must not, include;

        (e)     how the performance of brokers and agents in relation to workers compensation in the ACT may be monitored;

        (f)     the maximum fees and expenses that may be required for matters dealt with under this Act in relation to the following:

              (i)     medical examinations or medical treatment;

              (ii)     legal services;

              (iii)     rehabilitation services;

              (iv)     investigative services;

        (g)     fees and expenses that may not, or may not for a period, be claimed from a worker for a service provided in relation to a compensable injury;

        (h)     the action that may be taken in relation to a licensed insurer, licensed self-insurer or approved rehabilitation provider in circumstances prescribed by regulation, including an order that a licensed insurer or provider pay to the Territory an amount of not more than $17 000;

              (i)     the accreditation of people to act as injury managers;

        (j)     arbitration of matters and questions arising under this Act, including provision for the exclusion or modification of the Commercial Arbitration Act 2017

in its application to such an arbitration;

        (k)     protocols that may be approved by the Minister for this Act and how they may be approved;

        (l)     the approval of brokers for this Act, including—

              (i)     the factors to be taken into account in deciding whether to approve brokers; and

              (ii)     the conditions that may be imposed on approvals; and

              (iii)     how approvals may be renewed, suspended and revoked.

    (3)     A regulation may create offences and fix maximum penalties of not more than 20 penalty units for the offences.