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WORKPLACE INJURY MANAGEMENT AND WORKERS COMPENSATION AMENDMENT (PRIVATE INSURANCE) BILL 2000





                        New South Wales




Workplace Injury Management and
Workers Compensation Amendment
(Private Insurance) Bill 2000


Contents
                                                                 Page

            1 Name of Act                                          2
            2 Commencement                                         2
            3 Amendment of Workplace Injury Management and
              Workers Compensation Act 1998 No 86                  2
            4 Amendment of Workers Compensation Act 1987 No 70     2


Schedules
            1 Amendment of Workplace Injury Management and
              Workers Compensation Act 1998 No 86                  3
            2 Amendment of Workers Compensation Act 1987 No 70     4
I certify that this PUBLIC BILL, which originated in the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, has
finally passed the LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL and the LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY of NEW
SOUTH WALES.

                                              Clerk of the Legislative Assembly.
                                              Legislative Assembly,
                                              Sydney,                       , 2000




                              New South Wales


Workplace Injury Management and
Workers Compensation Amendment
(Private Insurance) Bill 2000
Act No     , 2000



An Act to amend the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation
Act 1998 and the Workers Compensation Act 1987 to make further provision in
respect of the coming into operation of arrangements for the private underwriting
of workers compensation insurance; and for other purposes.




I have examined this Bill, and find it to correspond in all respects with the Bill as
finally passed by both Houses.


                            Chairman of Committees of the Legislative Assembly.
Clause 1        Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Amendment
                (Private Insurance) Bill 2000




The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:


  1      Name of Act
             This Act is the Workplace Injury Management and Workers
             Compensation Amendment (Private Insurance) Act 2000.

  2      Commencement
             This Act commences on the date of assent.

  3      Amendment of Workplace Injury Management              and Workers
         Compensation Act 1998 No 86
             The Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act
             1998 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

  4      Amendment of Workers Compensation Act 1987 No 70
             The Workers Compensation Act 1987 is amended as set out in
             Schedule 2.




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Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Amendment
(Private Insurance) Bill 2000

Amendment of Workplace Injury Management and Workers                Schedule 1
Compensation Act 1998 No 86




Schedule 1         Amendment of Workplace Injury
                   Management and Workers Compensation
                   Act 1998 No 86
                                                                       (Section 3)


 [1]   Section 4 Definitions

       Omit the definition of private insurance start time from section 4 (1).
       Insert instead:
                    private insurance start time means 4 pm on a day to be
                    appointed by the Governor by order published in the Gazette
                    for the purposes of this definition.

 [2]   Section 143A

       Insert after section 143:

       143A   Regulations to modify provisions relating to private insurance
              (1) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to
                  modifying the operation of the provisions of this Chapter.
              (2) This section authorises the making of regulations whereby
                  specified provisions of this Chapter are taken to be amended in
                  the manner set out in the regulations.
              (3) Regulations made under this section:
                  (a)   may only be made with respect to matters for which this
                        Chapter makes provision, and
                  (b)   are, unless they are revoked or otherwise cease to have
                        effect sooner, taken to be revoked on the day that is 12
                        months after the private insurance start time, and may
                        not be made or published after that day.

 [3]   Section 145 Policies to be for 12 month periods

       Omit the section.



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                 Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Amendment
                 (Private Insurance) Bill 2000

Schedule 2       Amendment of Workers Compensation Act 1987 No 70




Schedule 2           Amendment of Workers Compensation Act
                     1987 No 70
                                                                         (Section 4)



         Schedule 6 Savings, transitional and other provisions

         Insert "Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation
         Amendment (Private Insurance) Act 2000" at the end of clause 1 (1) of Part
         20.




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