New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(Section 35)
(1) The regulations may include provisions of a savings or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of this Act and the following Acts:WorkCover Legislation Amendment Act 1996Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2003 to the extent that it amends this ActWorkers Compensation Legislation Amendment (Benefits) Act 2008 to the extent that it amends this Act
(2) A provision referred to in subclause (1) may, if the regulations so provide, take effect from the date of assent to the Act concerned or from a later date.
(3) To the extent to which a provision referred to in subclause (1) takes effect from a date that is earlier than the date of its publication in the Gazette, the provision does not operate so as:(a) to affect, in a manner prejudicial to any person (other than the State or an authority of the State), the rights of that person existing before the date of its publication, or(b) to impose liabilities on any person (other than the State or an authority of the State), in respect of anything done or omitted to be done before the date of its publication.
(1) The following endorsement attached to a workers compensation policy taken out with the Government Insurance Office of New South Wales and the following accident pay policy taken out with that Office are terminated with effect from the date of commencement of this Act:(a) Endorsement No 21646RC, which is attached to the Workers’ Compensation Policy in the name of the Police Department (Policy No WO13626PO) and which provides benefits to voluntary workers of the State Emergency Services and executive members of the Volunteer Rescue Association of New South Wales or bona fide members of any affiliated squad,(b) Accident Pay Policy No EA0003849PO held in the name of the Police Department for and on behalf of the Bush Fire Council, the State Emergency Services and the Volunteer Rescue Association of New South Wales and affiliated squads.
(2) A termination effected by subclause (1) does not affect any right, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the endorsement or policy.
(1) In this clause:
"the prescribed period" means the period commencing on 23 December 1985 and ending on the date of commencement of this Act.
(2) Any payment of a benefit in respect of the death during the prescribed period of a person insured under a policy referred to in clause 1, in circumstances where the insured person did not leave any dependants wholly or partially dependent upon the insured person, is validated.
(3) Any payment of a benefit of $10,000 in respect of the death during the prescribed period of a person under the accident pay policy referred to in clause 1 (1) (b), being a payment in addition to a benefit provided for in that policy, is validated.
Section 28A does not apply in respect of the destruction of, damage to or loss of any personal effects, vehicle, equipment or thing that occurred before the commencement of that section.
Division 9 of Part 3 of the Principal Act is taken to have had effect as provided by section 32 (1) of this Act (and subject to Schedule 6 of the Principal Act in its application to that Division) on and from the commencement of that Division, but not so as to affect any claim determined before the commencement of this clause.
In this Part:
"2008 amending Act" means the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment
(Benefits) Act 2008 .
The amendments made by the 2008 amending Act with respect to compensation payable under section 11 (2) or 27 (2) extend to deaths that occur on or after 24 October 2007 (whenever the injury occurred), but not to a death resulting from an injury received before 30 June 1987.