New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WORKERS COMPENSATION REGULATION 2003 - REG 48

48 Transitional

(1) This Part applies only in respect of proceedings commenced on or after 23 February 2001. In its application in respect of those proceedings, this Part extends to medical reports obtained before that date (subject to subclause (2)).

(2) Clause 45 (Restrictions on recovery of cost of medical reports) does not apply in respect of a medical report that was obtained before 23 February 2001, or that was obtained on or after that date as a result of an appointment made before that date.

(3) Clauses 43 and 44 extend to proceedings on a new claim or new claim matter commenced before 28 February 2003, but:

(a) do not affect the use of a report in evidence in proceedings if the report was admitted in the proceedings before that date, and

(b) do not prevent the recovery of costs under Schedule 6 for more than one report in a specialty that was obtained before that date, or as a result of an appointment made before that date.

(4) In this clause, "new claim" has the same meaning as in Chapter 7 of the 1998 Act.