Queensland Numbered Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION AND OTHER ACTS AMENDMENT ACT 2007 NO. 52

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Contents
           Part 1--Preliminary
   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
           Part 2--Amendment of Workers' Compensation And Rehabilitation Act 2003
   3.      Act amended in pt 2
   4.      Amendment of s 5 (Workers' compensation scheme)
   5.      Amendment of s 41 (Meaning of rehabilitation and return to work coordinator)
   6.      Amendment of s 50 (When an employer contravenes the general obligation to insure)
   7.      Amendment of s 134 (Decision about application for compensation)
   8.      Amendment of s 150 (Total incapacity—workers whose employment is governed by an industrial instrument)
   9.      Amendment of s 151 (Total incapacity—workers whose employment is not governed by industrial instrument)
   10.     Amendment of s 152 (Total incapacity—certain contract workers)
   11.     Amendment of s 157 (Total incapacity)
   12.     Amendment of s 159 (Total incapacity)
   13.     Amendment of s 160 (Total incapacity—reference about impairment to medical assessment tribunal)
   14.     Amendment of s 174 (Calculation of redemption payment)
   15.     Insertion of new ch 3, pt 10, div 1A
   16.     Amendment s 192 (Additional lump sum compensation for certain workers)
   17.     Amendment of s 194 (Application and object of pt 11)
   18.     Omission of s 203 (Reduction of amount payable on death)
   19.     Replacement of ch 3, pt 13 hdg
   20.     Insertion of new s 207AA
           21. Insertion of new s 235A
           22. Amendment of s 245 (Claimant with more than 1 injury from an event)
   23.     Omission of s 246 (Claimant may ask for injury to be assessed for permanent impairment)
   24.     Relocation and renumbering of s 272 (Insurer's charge on damages for compensation paid)
   25.     Amendment of s 330 (General statement of Authority's functions)
   26.     Amendment of s 364 (Funds and accounts)
   27.     Amendment of s 479 (Amounts payable by Authority on Minister's instruction)
   28.     Amendment of s 586 (Approval of forms)
   29.     Insertion of new ch 21
           Part 3--Amendment of Electrical Safety Act 2002
   30.     Act amended in pt 3
   31.     Amendment of s 12 (Meaning of dangerous electrical event)
   32.     Amendment of s 44 (Code of practice about discharging electrical safety obligation)
   33.     Amendment of s 56 (Requirement for electrical contractor licence)
   34.     Insertion of new ss 57AA-57AC
           35. Amendment of s 64A (Chief executive may ask for further information or documents from licence holder)
   36.     Amendment of s 109 (Electrical licence issued by chief executive)
   37.     Amendment of s 110 (External licence)
   38.     Replacement of ss 111 and 112
           39. Amendment of s 116 (Disciplinary hearing notice)
   40.     Amendment of s 120 (Licensing committee to keep record of disciplinary hearing)
   41.     Insertion of new s 136A
           42. Amendment of s 146 (Inspector's power to seize unsafe electrical equipment)
   43.     Insertion of new s 146A
           44. Amendment of s 150 (Forfeiture of seized thing)
   45.     Amendment of s 151 (Return of seized thing)
   46.     Insertion of new s 151A
           47. Insertion of new ss 205A and 205B
           48. Amendment of s 210 (Regulation-making power)
   49.     Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary)
           Part 4--Amendment of Industrial Relations Act 1999
   50.     Act amended in pt 4
   51.     Amendment of s 366 (Time and wages record—industrial instrument employees)
   52.     Amendment of s 367 (Time and wages record—non-industrial instrument employees)
           Part 5--Amendment of Workplace Health And Safety Act 1995
   53.     Act amended in pt 5
   54.     Amendment of s 12A (Who is the client for construction work)
   55.     Amendment of s 12B (Who is the project manager for construction work)
   56.     Amendment of s 13 (Who is the principal contractor for construction work)
   57.     Amendment of s 30B (Obligations of designers of structures)
   58.     Amendment of s 38 (Regulations)
           59. Amendment of s 41 (Code of practice about managing exposure to risks)
   60.     Insertion of new pt 6, divs 8-11
   61.     Amendment of s 122 (Power to require production of certain documents)
   62.     Amendment of s 147A (Definitions for pt 11)
   63.     Amendment of pt 11, div 2 hdg
   64.     Amendment of s 149 (Procedure for review)
   65.     Amendment of s 150 (Review of decision)
   66.     Amendment of s 161 (Evidentiary aids)
   67.     Amendment of s 171 (False or misleading statements)
   68.     Amendment of s 172 (False, misleading or incomplete documents)
   69.     Amendment of s 183 (Protection from liability—officials)
   70.     Amendment of s 184A (Appointment of principal contractors)
   71.     Amendment of s 185C (Confidentiality of particular information)
   72.     Insertion of new s 185D
           73. Insertion of new pt 17, div 4
   74.     Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary)