New South Wales Consolidated Acts

SPORTING INJURIES INSURANCE ACT 1978

- As at 16 June 2022
- Act 141 of 1978

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Notes
   4.      Definitions
   5.      Declaration of sporting organisations
   5A.     Insurance exemption for sporting organisations
   6.      Appointment of referees and medical panels

   PART 2 - CONSTITUTION AND FUNCTIONS OF AUTHORITY

   7.      Constitution of Authority
   7A.     Ministerial control
   8.      Authority's functions
   9.      Chief executive of Authority
   10.     Delegation

   PART 3 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

   11.     Establishment of Sporting Injuries Fund
   11A.    Establishment of Supplementary Sporting Injuries Fund
   11B.    Recoupment to Supplementary Fund
   12.     Investment
           13-15. (Repealed)

   PART 4 - PREMIUMS

   16.     Determination of premiums
   17.     Notice to pay premium
   18.     Failure of organisation to pay premiums
   18A.    Adjustment of certain premiums
   18B.    Repayments in certain cases

   PART 5 - BENEFITS

   19.     Applicants for benefits
   20.     Certain applications prohibited
   21.     Applications for benefits
   22.     Further information
   23.     Refusal of certain applications
   24.     Assessment of injuries
   25.     Payment of benefits for injuries
   26.     Payment of benefits for death
   27.     Certain funeral expenses payable
   28.     Administration of amounts payable to minors
   28A.    Special provision with respect to payment of benefits to mentally incapacitated persons
   29.     Determinations by Court

   PART 6 - MISCELLANEOUS

   30.     Regulations
   31.     Rules
   32.     Proceedings for offences
   33.     False or misleading applications etc
   34.     Service of notices
   35.     Application of Stamp Duties Act 1920
   35A.    Certain claims against the Authority and others
   35B.    Liability of concurrent tortfeasors
   36.     Payment of benefits subject to discretion
   37.     Savings and transitional provisions
           SCHEDULE 1
           Schedule 2 (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4
           SCHEDULE 4A
           SCHEDULE 5