New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

WORKERS COMPENSATION (INSURANCE PREMIUMS) REGULATION 1995

- Made under the Workers Compensation Act 1987
- As at 30 August 2002
- Reg 542 of 1995

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulation
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Meaning of “injury year”
   5.      Non wages-based calculation of premium

   PART 2 - DECLARATION OF WAGES

   6.      Employer to supply insurer with return relating to wages
   7.      Declaration accompanying return
   8.      Experience premium return
   9.      Offence by employer

   PART 2B - NOTICE OF INPUT TAX CREDIT ENTITLEMENT

   9A.     Employer to give insurer notice of input tax credit entitlement

   PART 3 - CERTIFICATION OF COST OF CLAIMS

   10.     Definition
   10A.    Prevention of double allowance for provisional compensation payments
   11.     Cost of an individual claim
   11A.    Cost of provisional payments of compensation
   12.     Certificates relating to cost of claims
   13.     Effect of certificate
   14.     Employers who were previously self-insurers

   PART 4 - DEMAND FOR PREMIUM

   15.     Notice of premium calculation

   PART 5 - PROCEDURE BEFORE AUTHORITY RELATING TO INSURANCE PREMIUMS

   16.     Applications
   17.     Answer
   18.     Decision of Authority
   19.     Procedure generally
           20, 21. (Repealed)

   PART 6 - POLICIES EXEMPT FROM INSURANCE PREMIUMS ORDERS

   22.     Further policies exempt from order-unregulated premiums

   PART 7 - PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS BY INSTALMENTS

   23.     Policies under which premiums may be paid by instalments
   24.     Number, size and times for payment of instalments

   PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS

   25.     Transitional-operation of amendments
   26.     Repeal of 1987 Regulation

   PART 9 - PREMIUM DISCOUNT SCHEME

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   27.     Commencement
   28.     Interpretation
   29.     Premium Discount Scheme
   30.     Employers eligible to participate in PDS (General)
   31.     Employers entitled to participate in Small Business Strategy

           Division 2 - Premium Discount Scheme (General)

              Subdivision 1 - Premium Discount Advisers

   32.     Approval of Premium Discount Advisers
   33.     Conditions of approval
   34.     Functions of a PDA
   35.     Relationship with employer
   36.     Principals of a PDA
   37.     Functions of Principals
   38.     Review of PDAs by Authority

              Subdivision 2 - PDA Ratings

   39.     Initial PDA Ratings
   40.     Subsequent determination of PDA Rating by Authority
   41.     PDA Rating not transferable

           Division 3 - Small Business Strategy

   42.     Approval of sponsors
   43.     Conditions of approval
   44.     Authority may invite proposals for small business discount programs
   45.     Assessment of proposals
   46.     Funding agreements
   47.     Relationship with employer
   48.     Functions of a sponsor
   49.     Review of sponsors by Authority

           Division 4 - Premium discounts

   50.     Definitions
   51.     First year of participation
   52.     Change in PDA Rating-first year of participation
   53.     Second year of participation
   54.     Change in PDA Rating-second year of participation
   55.     Third year of participation
   56.     Change in PDA Rating-third year of participation
   57.     Verifications
   58.     Provisional entitlement not confirmed
   59.     Year of participation may be repeated
   60.     Time limits on participation in Scheme

           Division 5 - Reviews and appeals

   61.     Internal review
   62.     Appeal to Administrative Decisions Tribunal

           Division 6 - Offences
           Note

   63.     Failure to comply with Code of Conduct
   64.     Purporting to be a PDA
   65.     Failure to notify Authority of changes concerning PDA

           Division 7 - General

   66.     Premium Discount Guidelines
   67.     Directions by Authority to PDAs or sponsors
   68.     Codes of Conduct
   69.     Calculation of premium discount
   70.     Powers of Authority if PDA or sponsor ceases to operate
   71.     Statistics