PERSONAL INJURY COMMISSION ACT 2020 - As at 19 February 2024 - Act 18 of 2020

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Objects of Act
• 4 Interpretation and application of Act by reference to objects
• 5 Definitions

PART 2 - ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION

Division 2.1 - Establishment

• 6 Establishment of Personal Injury Commission
• 7 Appointments and other matters to facilitate establishment of Commission

Division 2.2 - Membership

• 8 Membership of Commission
• 9 Appointment of members
• 10 Qualifications of members
• 11 Functions of members generally

Division 2.3 - Commission Divisions

• 12 Divisions of Commission
• 13 Division Schedule for Commission Division
• 14 Division Heads
• 15 Assignment of members to Commission Divisions

Division 2.4 - Functions of President and Division Heads

• 16 Functions of President
• 17 Functions of Division Heads

Division 2.5 - Delegations

• 18 Delegations by the President and Division Heads

Division 2.6 - Commission rules and procedural directions

• 19 Rule Committee of Commission
• 20 Commission rules
• 21 Procedural directions

Division 2.7 - Registrars and other staff

• 22 Appointment of registrars and other staff
• 23 Functions of registrars

PART 3 - FUNCTIONS AND CONSTITUTION OF COMMISSION

Division 3.1 - Functions

• 24 Functions of Commission generally

Division 3.2 - Determination of federal proceedings

• 25 Definitions
• 26 Applications involving federal jurisdiction may be made to District Court
• 27 Proceedings after leave granted
• 28 Provisions relating to determining substituted proceedings
• 29 Commencement of court proceedings
• 30 Relationship of Division to this Act and other laws

Division 3.3 - Constitution

• 31 Constitution of Commission

PART 4 - MEDICAL ASSESSORS, MERIT REVIEWERS AND MEDIATORS

Division 4.1 - Medical assessors and merit reviewers

• 32 Definition
• 33 Appointment of medical assessors and merit reviewers
• 34 Functions of decision-makers
• 35 Lists of decision-makers
• 36 Control and direction of decision-makers
• 37 Provision of training and information
• 38 Protection of decision-makers

Division 4.2 - Mediators

• 39 Appointment of mediators
• 40 Protection of mediators

PART 5 - PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Division 5.1 - Introduction

• 41 Application of Part
• 42 Guiding principle to be applied to practice and procedure
• 43 Procedure before Commission generally

Division 5.2 - Commencement of proceedings

• 44 What constitutes an application
• 45 Making of applications and appeals
• 46 Service of documents outside the State

Division 5.3 - Participation in proceedings

• 47 Intervention by Authority
• 48 Representation before Commission
• 49 Power of Commission to require information
• 50 Power of Commission to provide documents and information to a party
• 51 Summons to appear at conference or hearing

Division 5.4 - Conduct of proceedings

• 52 Hearings and conferences
• 53 Reconstitution of Commission during proceedings
• 54 Dismissal of proceedings

Division 5.5 - Determination of issues and proceedings

• 55 Commission divided in opinion
• 56 Effect of decisions of Commission
• 57 Reconsideration of decisions of Commission
• 58 Publication of decisions

PART 6 - ENFORCEMENT

• 59 Recovery of amounts ordered to be paid
• 60 Proceedings for offences

PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

• 61 Act to bind Crown
• 62 Authentication of documents
• 63 Proof of certain matters not required
• 64 Protection of representatives, witnesses and relevant Commission officers
• 65 Regulations
• 66 Annual reviews
• 67 Repeal of Workers Compensation Commission Rules 2011
• 68 Review of Act
• SCHEDULE 1
• SCHEDULE 2
• SCHEDULE 3
• SCHEDULE 4
• SCHEDULE 5
Schedule 6 (Repealed)