New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WORKERS COMPENSATION REGULATION 2003 - REG 53AB

53AB References to “insurer”

(1) Sections 43, 44, 45, 47, 52 and 57 of the 1998 Act are to be read as if:

(a) a reference to "insurer" were, in the case of a self-insurer who is a Government employer covered for the time being by the Government’s managed fund scheme, a reference to the Self Insurance Corporation, and

(b) a reference to "insurer" were, in the case of a self-insurer for whom there is a designated insurer, a reference to that designated insurer, and

(c) the Self Insurance Corporation were the insurer of each employer who is a Government employer covered for the time being by the Government’s managed fund scheme, and

(d) the designated insurer for a group self-insurer were the insurer of the group self-insurer.

(2) A reference in sections 50 and 58 of the 1998 Act to "insurer" is to be read as including a reference:

(a) to the Self Insurance Corporation, when the insurer is a Government employer covered for the time being by the Government’s managed fund scheme, and

(b) when the insurer is a group self-insurer for whom there is a designated insurer, to that designated insurer.