WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 683
Continuation of former board until 30 June 2014 for particular purposes
WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 683
Continuation of former board until 30 June 2014 for particular purposes
683 Continuation of former board until 30 June 2014 for particular purposes
(1) The former board continues in existence until 30 June 2014 for—
(a)
performing a function, or exercising a power delegated to the former board by
the Regulator; and
(b) approving amounts under section 107E on behalf of the
Regulator; and
(c) preparing a report under section 332, 333 or 334 of the
pre-amended Act for operations of the former Authority before commencement;
and
(d) the following—
(i) keeping the Minister reasonably informed of the
operation of the workers’ compensation scheme;
(ii) preparing and providing
to the Minister reports and information that the Minister requires about the
operation of the workers’ compensation scheme;
(iii) assisting the
Regulator perform the functions stated in section 327 in a proper, effective
and efficient way;
(iv) monitoring the performance and outcomes of medical
assessment tribunals;
(v) keeping the Minister informed, on its own
initiative or if the Minister asks, about the board’s responsibilities and
functions under this section.
(2) For subsection (1)(b), the board is taken
to have been delegated the power mentioned in that section by the Regulator.
(3) Anything done by the former board under a delegation mentioned in
subsection (1)(a) or (2) is taken to have been done by the Regulator.
(4) The
following provisions of the pre-amended Act apply in relation to the board
performing a function, or exercising a power, mentioned in subsection (1) as
if the amendment Act had not been enacted—
(a) chapter 7, part 4, divisions
2 and 3;
(b) any other provision of the pre-amended Act relevant to the board
performing functions.
(5) A provision mentioned in subsection (4) applies—
(a) as if any reference in the provision to the Authority’s chief executive
officer were a reference to the Regulator; and
