New South Wales Consolidated Acts

WORKPLACE INJURY MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS COMPENSATION ACT 1998 - SECT 376

376 Issue of guidelines

(1) The Authority may issue guidelines with respect to the following--

(a) the assessment of the degree of permanent impairment of an injured worker as a result of an injury,

(a1) the professional or other requirements (including qualifications, training or membership of professional bodies) for a medical practitioner to be permitted to assess (or carry out any function related to assessing), for the purposes of the Workers Compensation Acts, the degree of permanent impairment of an injured worker as a result of an injury,

(c) such other matters as a provision of the Workers Compensation Acts provides may be the subject of Workers Compensation Guidelines.

(3) The Authority may amend, revoke or replace Workers Compensation Guidelines made by the Authority, and the Minister may amend, revoke or replace Workers Compensation Guidelines made by the Minister.

(4) Workers Compensation Guidelines may adopt the provisions of other publications, whether with or without modification or addition and whether in force at a particular time or from time to time.

(5) Workers Compensation Guidelines (including any amendment, revocation or replacement) are to be published in the Gazette and take effect on the day of that publication or, if a later day is specified in the Guidelines for that purpose, on the day so specified.

(6) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to any matter for which the Workers Compensation Guidelines can provide.