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SAFETY, RETURN TO WORK AND SUPPORT BOARD ACT 2012 - SCHEDULE 2

SCHEDULE 2 – Savings, transitional and other provisions

Part 1 - General

1 Regulations

(1) The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act or any Act that amends this Act.

(2) Any such provision may, if the regulations so provide, take effect from the date of assent to the Act concerned or a later date.

(3) To the extent to which any such provision takes effect from a date that is earlier than the date of its publication on the NSW legislation website, the provision does not operate so as:

(a) to affect, in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State or an authority of the State), the rights of that person existing before the date of its publication, or

(b) to impose liabilities on any person (other than the State or an authority of the State) in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the date of its publication.

Part 2 - Provisions consequent on enactment of this Act

2 Abolition of existing boards

(1) In this clause:

"existing board" means any of the following as established immediately before the relevant date:

(a) the Board of Directors of the WorkCover Authority,

(b) the Board of Directors of the Motor Accidents Authority,

(c) the Board of Directors of the Lifetime Care and Support Authority.

"relevant date" means the date on which section 4 commences.

(2) On the relevant date:

(a) each existing board is abolished, and

(b) each person appointed as a director of an existing board ceases to hold office as such a director.

(3) A person who ceases to hold office as a director of an existing board is not entitled to any remuneration or compensation because of the loss of that office.

3 Abolition of various other bodies

(1) In this clause:

"former body" means any of the following as established immediately before the relevant date:

(a) the Workers Compensation and Work Health and Safety Council,

(b) an Industry Reference Group established under Part 5 of Chapter 2 of the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 ,

(c) the Motor Accidents Council,

(d) the Lifetime Care and Support Advisory Council.

"relevant date" means the date on which section 10 commences.

(2) On the relevant date:

(a) each former body is abolished, and

(b) each person holding office as a member of a former body ceases to hold office as such a member.

(3) A person who ceases to hold office as a member of a former body is not entitled to any remuneration or compensation because of the loss of that office.