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SAFETY, REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION REGULATIONS 2002 - NOTES

- made under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

Statutory Rules 2002 No. 56 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 22 June 2011
taking into account amendments up to SLI 2011 No. 94

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra


Contents

Part 1                           Preliminary                                                                 

                        1       Name of Regulations [see Note 1]                                    4

                        2       Commencement                                                              4

                        3       Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Regulations 1990 -- repeal  4

                        4       Definitions                                                                      4

Part 2                           Compensation                                                           

                        5       Index -- annual increase in normal weekly earnings after cessation of employment    5

                        6       Manner of calculating annual increase -- indexation after cessation of employment   5

                      6A       Index -- annual increase in normal weekly earnings in certain other cases      6

                      6B       Manner of calculating annual increase -- indexation in certain other cases     6

Part 3                           Approved rehabilitation program providers      

                        7       Renewal date                                                                  7

                        8       Processing fee for application for initial approval             7

                        9       Processing fee for application for renewal of approval     7

Part 4                           Application for grant of a licence                         

                       10       Prescribed form                                                              8

                       11       Prescribed particulars                                                      8

                       12       Prescribed documents and information                            8

Part 5                           Suspension and revocation of licences             

Division 5.1                  Definitions for Part 5                                                       

                    12A       Definitions                                                                      9

Division 5.2                  Consequences of suspension or revocation of licence   

                    12B       Outline of Division                                                          9

                       13       Consequences of suspension of licence -- Commonwealth authorities         10

                    13A       Money payable under guarantee -- licence of Commonwealth authority suspended   11

                       14       Consequences of revocation of licence -- Commonwealth authorities           12

                    14A       Money payable under guarantee -- licence of Commonwealth authority revoked        14

                    14B       Performance of employer functions following revocation of licence -- Commonwealth authorities                                                                                    15

                       15       Consequences of revocation of licence -- eligible corporations        16

                    15A       Money payable under guarantee -- eligible corporations 17

                    15B       Performance of employer functions following revocation of licence -- eligible corporations   19

                    15C       Compensation for acquisition of property                       19

Part 6                           Miscellaneous                                                           

                       16       Entities and principal officers                                         21

                       17       Forms of medical treatment                                           21

                       18       Fee for approved guide                                                 21

                       19       Prescribed day for providing information to Comcare     22

                       20       Appropriate officer -- paragraph 114A (2) (b) of the Act  22

Schedule 1                   Forms                                                                          23

Form 1                            Licence application                                                        23

Schedule 2                   Particulars for application                                            25

Schedule 3                   Documents and information for licence applications    26

Part 1                              Financial and insurance details                                       26

Part 2                              Consultation                                                                  27

Part 3                              Rehabilitation management                                            27

Part 4                              Benefit delivery                                                             27

Part 5                              Preventive measures                                                     28

Part 6                              Proposed arrangements to secure liabilities                    28

Part 7                              Employees to whom the licence will relate                      29

Part 8                              Claims management                                                      30

Schedule 4                   Entities and principal officers                                      32

Notes                                                                                                          34

 


  

Notes to the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Regulations 2002

Note 1

The Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Regulations 2002 (in force under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 2002 No. 56 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments

Title

Date of notification
in Gazette or FRLI registration

Date of
commencement

Application, saving or
transitional provisions

2002 No. 56

28 March 2002

R. 19: 1 July 2002
(see r. 2))
Remainder: 1 Apr 2002 (see r. 2)

 

2005 No. 233

24 Oct 2005 (see F2005L03091)

25 Oct 2005

--

2006 No. 297

17 Nov 2006 (see F2006L03691)

1 Dec 2006

--

2008 No. 87

3 June 2008 (see F2008L01678)

4 June 2008

--

2008 No. 126

26 June 2008 (see F2008L02212)

27 June 2008

--

2009 No. 336

25 Nov 2009 (see F2009L04329)

26 Nov 2009

--

2010 No. 193

30 June 2010 (see F2010L01881)

1 July 2010

--

2011 No. 94

21 June 2011 (see F2011L01094)

22 June 2011

--

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

Part 2

 

Heading to r. 5.......................

rs. 2008 No. 126

R. 5..........................................

am. 2008 No. 126

Heading to r. 6.......................

rs. 2008 No. 126

R. 6A........................................

ad. 2008 No. 126

R. 6B........................................

ad. 2008 No. 126

Part 3

 

R. 8..........................................

am. 2006 No. 297

 

rs. 2009 No. 336

R. 9..........................................

am. 2006 No. 297

 

rs. 2009 No. 336

Part 5

 

Division 5.1

 

Div. 5.1 of Part 5...................

ad. 2008 No. 87

R. 12A.....................................

ad. 2008 No. 87

Division 5.2

 

Div. 5.2 of Part 5...................

ad. 2008 No. 87

R. 12B.....................................

ad. 2008 No. 87

R. 13........................................

am. 2008 No. 87

Note to r. 13...........................

am. 2008 No. 87

R. 13A.....................................

ad. 2008 No. 87

R. 14........................................

am. 2008 No. 87

R. 14A.....................................

ad. 2008 No. 87

R. 14B.....................................

ad. 2008 No. 87

R. 15........................................

am. 2008 No. 87

R. 15A.....................................

ad. 2008 No. 87

R. 15B.....................................

ad. 2008 No. 87

R. 15C.....................................

ad. 2008 No. 87

Part 6

 

R. 18........................................

am. 2005 No. 233

Schedule 3

 

Schedule 3.............................

am. 2008 No. 87

Schedule 4

 

Schedule 4.............................

am. 2010 No. 193; 2011 No. 94

 


 



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