Western Australian Numbered Acts

WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 21 OF 2023) - SECT 609

609 .         Exercise of powers of CEO before commencement day

        (1)         The chief executive officer of the WorkCover Western Australia Authority may, before commencement day, exercise any power the CEO will have under this Act on commencement day to make an instrument of a legislative or administrative character.

        (2)         The power may be exercised to the extent that it is necessary or expedient for the purpose of bringing this Act, or provisions of this Act, into operation, or giving full effect to this Act, or provisions of this Act, on or after commencement day.

        (3)         If a power to make an instrument is exercised under subsection (1), the instrument —

            (a)         takes effect on commencement day; and

            (b)         is taken for the purposes of this Act to have been made under the relevant power conferred on the CEO on commencement day.

        (4)         This Act and the operation of the Interpretation Act 1984 section 25 are modified so far as is necessary to give effect to this section.