An Act to amend the Workers Compensation Act 1987 and other Acts with respect to the reform of the NSW workers compensation scheme.
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2018.
2 Commencement
(1) This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation, except as provided by subsections (2) and (3).(2) Schedule 5 (Amendments relating to indexation) commences on 1 December 2018.(3) The following provisions of this Act commence on the date of assent—(a) Schedule 4 (Amendments relating to information sharing) (except Schedule 4 [1] and [2], to the extent that it inserts section 40D into the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998),(b) Schedule 6 (Amendments relating to motor accidents scheme),(c) Schedule 7.1,(d) Schedule 8 (Amendments relating to savings and transitional provisions).
Schedule 1 Amendments relating to dispute resolution
1.1, 1.2
(Repealed)[1] Clause 38 Notice of dispute about liability
Omit “section 74” from clause 38 (1). Insert instead “section 78”.
[2] Clause 38 (1) (g)
Omit “or from any”.Insert instead “, from the Independent Review Officer or from any other”.
[3] Clause 38 (1), note
Omit ‘Section 74” and “indicating”.Insert instead “Section 79” and “identifying”, respectively.
[4] Clause 38 (2)
Omit the subclause.
[5]–[8] (Repealed)
sch 1: Am 1987 No 15, sec 30C.
Schedules 2–6 (Repealed)
schs 2–6: Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.
Schedule 7 Miscellaneous amendments
7.1–7.3
(Repealed)sch 7: Am 1987 No 15, sec 30C
Schedule 8 (Repealed)
sch 8: Rep 1987 No 15, sec 30C.