New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WORKERS COMPENSATION COMMISSION RULES 2006 - NOTES

I, John Della Bosca, Minister for Commerce, do by this my Order make the following Rules of the Workers Compensation Commission in pursuance of the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998.
Minister for Commerce

Explanatory note

The object of these rules is to provide rules for the Workers Compensation Commission.
The rules make provision for the following matters in connection with the jurisdiction of the Commission under the Workers Compensation Act 1987 and the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998:

(a) administrative matters (including the establishment and location of the Commission’s Registry and its hours of business),

(b) the commencement of proceedings before the Commission,

(c) the parties to proceedings before the Commission,

(d) dispute resolution procedures,

(e) proceedings before the Commission,

(f) medical assessments and evidence,

(g) appeals,

(h) work injury damages.

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

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