2010 THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (As presented) (Minister for Industrial Relations) Workers Compensation (Default Insurance Fund) Amendment Bill 2010 Contents Page 1 Name of Act 2 2 Commencement 2 3 Legislation amended 2 4 Functions of committee Schedule 3, section 3.3 (1) 3 5 Membership of committee Schedule 3, section 3.4 (1) (c), except notes 3 6 Schedule 3, section 3.4 (2) 3 7 Ending of members' appointments Schedule 3, section 3.6 4 J2010-31 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel--also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au [Page Break] Page 8 Time and place of committee meetings Schedule 3, section 3.14 (3) (b) 4 9 Schedule 3, section 3.14 (4) 4 10 Schedule 3, section 3.14 (5) 4 11 Presiding member at committee meetings Schedule 3, section 3.15 (3) 4 12 Schedule 3, section 3.16 5 13 Voting at committee meetings Schedule 3, section 3.17 (1) 5 contents 2 Workers Compensation (Default Insurance Fund) Amendment Bill 2010 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel--also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au [Page Break] THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (As presented) (Minister for Industrial Relations) Workers Compensation (Default Insurance Fund) Amendment Bill 2010 A Bill for An Act to amend the Workers Compensation Act 1951 The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows: J2010-31 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel--also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au [Page Break] 1 1 Name of Act 2 This Act is the Workers Compensation (Default Insurance Fund) 3 Amendment Act 2010. 4 2 Commencement 5 (1) The following sections commence on the day after this Act's 6 notification day: 7 (a) section 3; 8 (b) section 7; 9 (c) section 8; 10 (d) section 9; 11 (e) section 11; 12 (f) section 13. 13 Note The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on 14 the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)). 15 (2) The remaining provisions commence on a day fixed by the Minister 16 by written notice. 17 Note 1 A single day or time may be fixed, or different days or times may be 18 fixed, for the commencement of different provisions (see Legislation 19 Act, s 77 (1)). 20 Note 2 If a provision has not commenced within 6 months beginning on the 21 notification day, it automatically commences on the first day after that 22 period (see Legislation Act, s 79). 23 3 Legislation amended 24 This Act amends the Workers Compensation Act 1951. page 2 Workers Compensation (Default Insurance Fund) Amendment Bill 2010 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel--also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au [Page Break] 1 4 Functions of committee 2 Schedule 3, section 3.3 (1) 3 substitute 4 (1) The committee has the following functions: 5 (a) to keep informed of the operations of the DI fund to provide 6 the advice mentioned in paragraph (b); 7 (b) if the Minister or the DI fund manager asks for advice in 8 relation to the DI fund--to provide the advice requested. 9 5 Membership of committee 10 Schedule 3, section 3.4 (1) (c), except notes 11 substitute 12 (c) 3 members appointed by the Minister. 13 6 Schedule 3, section 3.4 (2) 14 substitute 15 (2) The Minister must appoint the following members: 16 (a) 1 member that the Minister is satisfied represents the interests 17 of employers; 18 (b) 1 member that the Minister is satisfied represents the interests 19 of workers; 20 (c) 1 member that the Minister is satisfied represents the interests 21 of insurers. Workers Compensation (Default Insurance Fund) page 3 Amendment Bill 2010 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel--also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au [Page Break] 1 7 Ending of members' appointments 2 Schedule 3, section 3.6 3 omit 4 DI fund actuary 5 substitute 6 chief executive 7 8 Time and place of committee meetings 8 Schedule 3, section 3.14 (3) (b) 9 omit 10 , DI fund manager, DI fund actuary 11 9 Schedule 3, section 3.14 (4) 12 omit 13 10 Schedule 3, section 3.14 (5) 14 omit 15 or chief executive 16 11 Presiding member at committee meetings 17 Schedule 3, section 3.15 (3) 18 omit page 4 Workers Compensation (Default Insurance Fund) Amendment Bill 2010 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel--also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au [Page Break] 1 12 Schedule 3, section 3.16 2 substitute 3 3.16 Quorum at committee meetings 4 Business may be carried on at a meeting of the committee only if the 5 following members are present: 6 (a) the chief executive or the DI fund manager; 7 (b) at least 2 members appointed by the Minister. 8 13 Voting at committee meetings 9 Schedule 3, section 3.17 (1) 10 omit 11 and DI fund actuary Endnotes 1 Presentation speech Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 2010. 2 Notification Notified under the Legislation Act on 2010. 3 Republications of amended laws For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au. © Australian Capital Territory 2010 Workers Compensation (Default Insurance Fund) page 5 Amendment Bill 2010 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel--also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au