South Australian Numbered Acts

WORKERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION (SCHEME REVIEW) AMENDMENT ACT 2008 (NO 17 OF 2008)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Amendment provisions

   PART 2--Amendment of Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986

   4.      Amendment of section 2--Objects of Act
   5.      Amendment of section 3--Interpretation
   6.      Substitution of section 4
   7.      Amendment of section 7--Advisory Committee
   8.      Amendment of section 28A--Rehabilitation and return to work plans
   9.      Insertion of section 28D
   10.     Amendment of section 30--Compensability of disabilities
   11.     Amendment of section 32--Compensation for medical expenses
   12.     Insertion of section 32A
   13.     Amendment of section 33--Transportation for initial treatment
   14.     Amendment of section 34--Compensation for property damage
   15.     Substitution of section 35
   16.     Amendment of section 36--Discontinuance of weekly payments
   17.     Insertion of section 37
   18.     Amendment of section 38--Review of weekly payments
   19.     Repeal of section 38A
   20.     Amendment of section 39--Economic adjustments to weekly payments
   21.     Amendment of section 41--Absence of worker from Australia
   22.     Amendment of section 42--Redemption of liabilities
   23.     Repeal of Part 4 Division 4B
   24.     Substitution of section 43
   25.     Amendment of section 44--Compensation payable on death--weekly payments
   26.     Insertion of sections 45A, 45B and 45C
   27.     Amendment of section 46--Incidence of liability
   28.     Amendment of section 50--Corporation as insurer of last resort
   29.     Insertion of Part 4 Division 7A

           Division 7A--Special provisions for commencement of weekly payments after initial notification of disability

   30.     Amendment of section 51--Duty to give notice of disability
   31.     Amendment of section 52--Claim for compensation
   32.     Amendment of section 53--Determination of claim
   33.     Amendment of section 54--Limitation of employer's liability
   34.     Amendment of section 58A--Reports of return to work etc
   35.     Amendment of section 58B--Employer's duty to provide work or pay wages
   36.     Amendment of section 60--Self-insured employers
   37.     Amendment of section 61--The Crown and certain agencies to be self-insured employers
   38.     Amendment of section 62--Applications
   39.     Amendment of section 62A--Ministerial appeal on decisions relating to self-insured employers
   40.     Substitution of heading to Part 5 Division 2
   41.     Amendment of section 63--Delegation to self-insured employer
   42.     Amendment of section 64--The Compensation Fund
   43.     Amendment of section 65--Preliminary
   44.     Amendment of section 66--Imposition of levies
   45.     Amendment of section 67--Adjustment of levy in relation to individual employers
   46.     Substitution of heading to Part 5 Division 5
   47.     Amendment of section 68--Special levy for self-insured employers
   48.     Substitution of Part 5 Division 6

           Division 6--Payment of levies

   49.     Amendment of section 70--Recovery on default
   50.     Amendment of section 72--Review
   51.     Insertion of section 76AA
   52.     Amendment of section 78--Constitution of Tribunal
   53.     Substitution of heading to Part 6 Division 5

           Division 5--Conciliation officers

   54.     Amendment of section 81--Appointment of conciliation officers
   55.     Amendment of section 81A--Conditions of appointment
   56.     Amendment of section 81B--Administrative responsibilities of conciliation officers
   57.     Amendment of section 84D--Issue of evidentiary summonses
   58.     Amendment of section 86A--Reference of question of law and final appeal to Supreme Court
   59.     Amendment of section 88--Immunities
   60.     Amendment of section 88A--Contempts of Tribunal
   61.     Amendment of section 88E--Rules
   62.     Amendment of section 88H--Power to set aside judgments or orders
   63.     Amendment of section 89--Interpretation
   64.     Substitution of section 92D
   65.     Repeal of Part 6A Division 5
   66.     Repeal of section 94
   67.     Amendment of section 94C--Determination of dispute
   68.     Insertion of section 95A
   69.     Amendment of section 97A--Constitution of Tribunal for proceedings under this Part
   70.     Insertion of Parts 6C and 6D

   PART 6C--Medical Panels

           Division 1--Establishment and constitution

           Division 2--Functions and powers

           Division 3--Related matters

   PART 6D--WorkCover Ombudsman

           Division 1--Appointment and conditions of office

           Division 2--Functions and powers

           Division 3--Other matters

   71.     Amendment of section 103A--Special provision for prescribed classes of volunteers
   72.     Amendment of section 105--Insurance of registered employers against other liabilities
   73.     Amendment of section 106--Payment of interim benefits
   74.     Amendment of section 107B--Worker's right of access to claims file
   75.     Amendment of section 111--Inspection of place of employment by rehabilitation adviser
   76.     Amendment to section 112--Confidentiality to be maintained
   77.     Insertion of section 112AA
   78.     Amendment of section 113--Disabilities that develop gradually
   79.     Amendment of section 119--Contract to avoid Act
   80.     Amendment of section 120--Dishonesty
   81.     Insertion of section 123B
   82.     Amendment of Schedule 1
   83.     Substitution of Schedule 3
           SCHEDULE 1--Transitional provisions
           SCHEDULE 2--Review