New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

WORKERS COMPENSATION (GENERAL) REGULATION 1995 - REG 51K

51K Transitional

(1) This Part applies only in respect of proceedings commenced after the commencement of this Part. In its application in respect of those proceedings, this Part extends to medical reports obtained before the commencement of this Part (subject to subclause (2)).

(2) Clause 51H (Restrictions on recovery of cost of medical reports) does not apply in respect of a medical report that was obtained before the commencement of this Part, or that was obtained after that commencement as a result of an appointment made before that commencement.

(3) Clauses 51F and 51G (as amended by the Workers Compensation (General) Amendment (Costs in Compensation Matters) Regulation 2003 ) extend to proceedings on a new claim or new claim matter commenced before the commencement of that Regulation, but:

(a) do not affect the use of a report in evidence in proceedings if the report was admitted in the proceedings before the commencement of the amendment, 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 commencement, or as a result of an appointment made before that commencement.

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