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Repeal:
The Act was repealed by sec 30C of the Interpretation Act 1987 No 15 with
effect from 19.5.2010.
An Act to amend the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act
1998 with respect to the members of the Workers
Compensation Commission; and to make a consequential amendment to the Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Act
1975.
1Name of
Act
This Act is the Workers
Compensation Amendment (Commission Members) Act
2010.
2Commencement
This Act commences on the date of assent to this
Act.
Schedule 1Amendment of Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act
1998 No 86
[1]Section
368
Omit the section. Insert instead:
368Members of
Commission
(1)
The Commission consists of the following
members:
(a)
a President,
(b)
Deputy Presidents,
(c)
a Registrar,
(d)
Arbitrators.
(2)
The members of the Commission are to be appointed
by the Minister.
(3)
The instrument of appointment of a member is to
specify whether a member has been appointed as:
(a)
the President, or
(b)
a Deputy President, or
(c)
the Registrar, or
(d)
an Arbitrator.
(4)
One or more of the Arbitrators may be appointed
as a Senior Arbitrator, either by the instrument of appointment of the
Arbitrator or by a later instrument executed by the
Minister.
[2]Schedule 5 Provisions relating
to members of Commission
Omit clause 4. Insert instead:
4Remuneration
(1)
The following are entitled to be paid
remuneration (including travelling and subsistence allowances) in accordance
with the Statutory and Other Offices
Remuneration Act 1975:
(a)
a Presidential member,
(b)
the Registrar,
(c)
a Senior Arbitrator or any other Arbitrator
appointed on a full-time basis by the instrument of appointment of the
Arbitrator or by a later instrument executed by the
Minister.
(2)
Any other Arbitrator is entitled to be paid such
remuneration (including travelling and subsistence allowances) in respect of
work done as a member of the Commission as the Minister may from time to time
determine in respect of the Arbitrator.
[3]Schedule 5, clause 6 Vacancy
in office
Omit “(other than an Arbitrator)”
from clause 6 (2).
[4]Schedule 5, clause 6
(3)
Omit the subclause.
[5]Schedule 5, clause 8
Seniority
Insert after clause 8 (1) (c):
(c1)
Senior Arbitrators according to the days on which
their appointments took effect or, if the appointments of 2 of them took
effect on the same day, according to the precedence assigned to them by their
instruments of appointment,
[6]Schedule 5, clause
13
Insert after clause 12:
132010 Amending Act—saving
of existing appointments
(1)
The substitution of section 368 of this Act by
the Workers Compensation Amendment (Commission Members) Act
2010 does not affect the continuity in office of any
member of the Commission holding office immediately before the commencement of
that Act.
(2)
An Arbitrator holding office immediately before
the commencement of that Act is eligible to be appointed as a Senior
Arbitrator or on a full-time basis.
Schedule 2Amendment of Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Act
1975 (1976 No 4)
Schedule 2 Public
Offices
Insert in Part 1 after the matter relating to the
Registrar of the Workers Compensation Commission:
Senior Arbitrator or other full-time Arbitrator
of the Workers Compensation Commission
Historical
notes
Table of amending
instruments
Workers
Compensation Amendment (Commission Members) Act 2010 No
18. Assented to 18.5.2010. Date of commencement, assent, sec
2.