New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

WORKERS COMPENSATION COMMISSION RULES 2003

- Made under the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998
- As at 1 November 2006
- Reg 448 of 2003

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Rules
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Repeal and transitional
   4.      Interpretation
   5.      Procedure wanting or in doubt
   6.      Adherence to and relief from rules

   PART 2 - ADMINISTRATION

   7.      Registry
   8.      Location of Registry
   9.      Hours of business
   10.     Registers
   11.     Seal

   PART 3 - TIME

   12.     Fixing of time
   13.     Extension and abridgment of time
   14.     Running of time
   15.     Time of commencement of proceedings

   PART 4 - DOCUMENTS GENERALLY

   16.     Form of documents
   17.     Amendment of documents

   PART 5 - REPRESENTATION

   18.     Notice of representation

   PART 6 - SERVICE

   19.     Service of documents by or on Commission
   20.     Service on Authority
   21.     Address for service
   22.     Service at address for service
   23.     Sealed copies of documents
   24.     Substituted service
   25.     Service in a foreign country

   PART 7 - PROCEEDINGS COMMENCED OTHER THAN BY APPLICATION TO RESOLVE A DISPUTE

   26.     Proceedings commenced by application for interim payment direction
   27.     Interim payment directions
   28.     Refund of interim payment direction payments
   29.     Notice of revocation by Registrar of interim payment direction
   30.     Review of order to refund overpayments
   31.     Workplace injury management plans
   32.     Referral to Arbitrator of workplace injury management dispute
   33.     Partial dependants of deceased worker
   34.     Registration of lump sum agreements
   35.     Registration of commutation agreements

   PART 8 - PROCEEDINGS COMMENCED BY APPLICATION TO RESOLVE A DISPUTE

   36.     Application of Part
   37.     Commencement by application to resolve a dispute
   38.     Material to be lodged with application
   39.     Reply by respondent
   40.     Material to be lodged by respondent
   41.     Response by applicant
   42.     Material to be lodged with response

   PART 9 - JOINDER OF ADDITIONAL PARTIES AND DISPUTES

   43.     Joining other parties and disputes
   44.     Material to be lodged by party joined

   PART 10 - DIRECTIONS FOR PRODUCTION AND SUMMONSES

   45.     Production of Commission records
   46.     Definitions
   47.     Request for direction for production
   48.     Direction for production
   49.     Access orders
   50.     Time for service and production
   51.     Mode of service
   52.     Setting aside or varying a direction for production
   53.     Setting aside or varying a direction for production following non-production
   54.     Objection by producer
   55.     Objection by a party prior to production
   56.     Objection after production by a party entitled to first access
   57.     Compliance
   58.     Conduct money and expenses
   59.     Inspection of produced material
   60.     Return of documents
   61.     Exercise of function or power under this Part
   62.     Summons—issue and service
   63.     Summons—variation
   64.     Summons—non-compliance

   PART 11 - EVIDENCE

   65.     Tapes, films and photographs
   66.     Calling of witnesses
   67.     Expert witness
   68.     Medical reports

   PART 12 - FURTHER PROVISIONS REGARDING PROCEEDINGS

   69.     Procedural orders by Arbitrators
   70.     Principles of procedure
   71.     Measures to assist parties
   72.     Statement as to agreed facts and issues
   73.     Certificates of determination
   74.     Discontinuance
   75.     Determination by consent order

   PART 13 - REFERRAL OF QUESTIONS OF LAW AND APPEALS

   76.     Referral of question of law
   77.     Appeal against Arbitrator’s decision

   PART 14 - WORK INJURY DAMAGES

   78.     Definitions
   79.     Threshold disputes
   80.     Pre-filing statement
   81.     Material to be served with pre-filing statement
   82.     Pre-filing defence
   83.     Material to be served with pre-filing defence
   84.     Defective pre-filing statement
   85.     Referral for mediation
   86.     Reply to application for mediation
   87.     Mediator unable to mediate
   88.     Certificate of mediation outcome

   PART 15 - MISCELLANEOUS

   89.     Practice Directions
   90.     Certificate as to amount ordered to be paid
   91.     Interpreters
   92.     Continuation of proceedings in the case of death or bankruptcy and substitution of parties