Western Australian Current Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 1981 - SECT 314B

314B .         Review of Act

        (1)         The Minister must review the operation and effectiveness of this Act, and prepare a report based on the review —

            (a)         as soon as practicable after the 5 ^th anniversary of the day on which the Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Amendment (COVID-19 Response) Act 2020 section 16 comes into operation; and

            (b)         after that, at intervals of not more than 5 years.

        (2)         The Minister must cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament as soon as practicable after it is prepared, but not later than 12 months after the 5 ^th anniversary or the expiry of the period of 5 years, as the case may be.

        (3)         The Minister must transmit a copy of the report to the Clerk of a House of Parliament if —

            (a)         the report has been prepared; and

            (b)         the Minister is of the opinion that the House will not sit during the period of 21 days after the finalisation of the report.

        (4)         A copy of the report transmitted to the Clerk of a House is taken to have been laid before that House.

        (5)         The laying of a copy of a report that is taken to have occurred under subsection (4) must be recorded in the Minutes, or Votes and Proceedings, of the House on the first sitting day of the House after the receipt of the copy by the Clerk.

        [Section 314B inserted: No. 31 of 2020 s. 16.]

[ 315.         Deleted: No. 31 of 2020 s. 17.]

        [Part XX heading, formerly Part XIII heading, renumbered: No. 42 of 2004 s. 154(3).]