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CLAUSE NOTES
Motor Accidents (Liabilities and Compensation) Amendment Bill
Clause 1 Short Title
Clause 1 is a formal provision specifying the title of the proposed Act.
Clause 2 Commencement
Clause 2 is a formal provision specifying that the Bill will commence on the day
it receives Royal Assent.
Clause 3 Principal Act
Clause 3 identifies that the amendments contained in the Bill relate to the Motor
Accidents (Liabilities and Compensation) Act 1973.
Clause 4 Section 28 amended (Determination as to right to scheduled benefits)
Clause 4 inserts an explicit regulation-making power to allow for the prescription
of procedures for the hearing and determining of a matter referred to the
Tribunal.
Section 28(8)(c)(ii) is amended to clarify that regulations may be made in
relation to all aspects of costs to be paid by a party to a reference to the
Tribunal.
Section 28(9) is inserted to validate any previous determination of the Tribunal
and any order as to costs made by the Tribunal.
Clause 5 Section 34 amended (Regulations)
Clause 5 specifically provides that the regulation-making power under section
34(3) of the Act also applies to the Tribunal.
Clause 6 Repeal of Act
Clause 6 is a formal provision that is included in all Amendment Bills.
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