New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COMPENSATION COURT REPEAL ACT 2002 - SECT 9

9 Commissioners and acting commissioners of the Compensation Court

(1) A person who held office as a commissioner or acting commissioner of the Compensation Court immediately before the repeal of the Compensation Court Act ceases to hold that office on that repeal.

(2) A person who ceases to hold office as a commissioner or acting commissioner pursuant to this section is not entitled to any remuneration or compensation because of the loss of that office, except compensation for loss of remuneration as provided by this section.

(3) Compensation for loss of remuneration is to be as determined by the Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Tribunal. The maximum compensation payable to a person is an amount equal to the person’s gross remuneration for the period of 38 weeks at the rate at which it was payable immediately before the person ceased to hold office.

(4) No compensation for loss of remuneration is payable to a person under this section if, before the repeal of the Compensation Court Act, the person has accepted an offer of employment in the public sector or engagement in the public sector (within the meaning of Part 8 of the Public Sector Management Act 1988 ).