New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

COMPENSATION COURT ACT 1984

- As at 20 December 2002
- Act 89 of 1984

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions

   PART 2 - CONSTITUTION OF THE COURT

           Division 1 - Constitution

   4.      Constitution of the Court
   5.      Seal of the Court
   6.      Single Judge to constitute the Court

           Division 2 - Judges

   7.      Composition of the Court
   8.      Appointment and qualification of Judges
   9.      Tenure etc
   10.     Seniority
   11.     Acting Judges
   11A.    Absence of Chief Judge

           Division 3 - Commissioners

   12.     Appointment of commissioners
   13.     Acting commissioners

           Division 4 - Officers of the Court

   14.     Appointment of officers
   14AA.   Appointment of acting registrars

           Division 5 - Medical referees and panels

   14A.    Medical referees
   14B.    Medical panels

   PART 3 - JURISDICTION OF THE COURT

           Division 1 - General

   15.     Jurisdiction of the Court
   16.     (Repealed)
   17.     Decisions of the Court
   18.     Costs under other Acts
           18A–19A. (Repealed)

           Division 2 - Exercise of jurisdiction

   20.     Proceedings of the Court
   21.     Sittings of the Court
   22.     Arrangement of business of the Court
   23.     Enforcement of awards and orders
   24.     Informal proof and admissions
   25.     Special provision for evidence of exposure to noise
   25A.    (Repealed)

           Division 3 - Commissioners’ jurisdiction

   26.     Commissioners’ jurisdiction
   27.     Procedure before commissioners

           Division 4 - Registrar’s jurisdiction

   28.     Registrar to be deemed to be the Court in certain circumstances
   29.     Registrar’s jurisdiction

           Division 5 - Pre-hearing conferences and arbitration

   30.     Pre-hearing conferences and arbitration

   PART 4 - APPEALS ETC

           Division 1 - Appeals from Judges

   31.     Definition
   32.     Appeal to Court of Appeal from Judge on question of law
           33, 34. (Repealed)

           Division 1A - Appeals etc from commissioners

   34A.    Appeal to Judge from commissioner
   34B.    References of questions of law to a Judge

           Division 2 - Appeals etc from registrars

   35.     (Repealed)
   36.     Review of decisions
   37.     References to the Court

           Division 3 - Stay of proceedings

   38.     Stay of proceedings

   PART 4A - MEDIATION AND NEUTRAL EVALUATION

   38A.    Purpose of Part
   38B.    Meaning of “mediation” and “neutral evaluation”
   38C.    Other definitions
   38D.    Referral by Court
   38E.    Mediation and neutral evaluation to be voluntary
   38F.    Costs of mediation and neutral evaluation
   38G.    Agreements and arrangements arising from mediation sessions
   38H.    Mediators and evaluators
   38I.    Privilege
   38J.    Secrecy
   38K.    Exoneration from liability for listed mediators and evaluators
   38L.    Regulations for the purposes of this Part

   PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

   39.     Costs of operation of the Court
   39A.    Compensation Court Working Account
   40.     Delegation
   41.     Liaison with WorkCover Authority
   42.     Rule Committee
   42A.    Deputies for barrister and solicitor members
   43.     Rules
           44–46. (Repealed)
   47.     Regulations
   48.     Savings and transitional provisions
           Schedule 1 (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4