Title: Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation (General) VariationRegulations 2007
Subject: Workers Rehabilitation andCompensation Act 1986
Author: Office of Parliamentary Counsel
Category: public
Document comments: 227

No 227 of 2007 published in Gazette 30.8.2007 p 3570

Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation (General) Variation Regulations 2007

Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation (General) Variation Regulations 2007
Part 1—Preliminary

Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation (General) Variation Regulations 2007
Preliminary—Part 1

Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation (General) Variation Regulations 2007
Part 2—Variation of Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation (General) Regulations 1999

Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation (General) Variation Regulations 2007
Variation of Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation (General) Regulations 1999—Part 2

South Australia
Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation (General) Variation Regulations 2007
under the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986

Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Variation provisions
Part 2—Variation of Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation (General) Regulations 1999
4	Insertion of regulation 3A
3A	Designated courts
5	Insertion of regulation 18A
18A	Substantive law

Part 1—Preliminary
1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation (General) Variation Regulations 2007.
2—Commencement
These regulations come into operation on the day on which they are made.
3—Variation provisions
In these regulations, a provision under a heading referring to the variation of specified regulations varies the regulations so specified.

Part 2—Variation of Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation (General) Regulations 1999
4—Insertion of regulation 3A
After regulation 3 insert:
3A—Designated courts
For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of designated court in section 6B(3) of the Act, the following are declared to be designated courts:
	(a)	Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory;
	(b)	Workers Compensation Commission of New South Wales;
	(c)	Work Health Court of the Northern Territory;
	(d)	Industrial Magistrates Court of Queensland;
	(e)	Industrial Court of Queensland;
	(f)	Queensland Industrial Relations Commission;
	(g)	Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Tribunal of Tasmania;
	(h)	County Court of Victoria;
	(i)	Magistrates' Court of Victoria;
	(j)	District Court of Western Australia.
5—Insertion of regulation 18A
After regulation 18 insert:
18A—Substantive law
For the purposes of paragraph (b) of the definition of a State's legislation about damages for a work related disability in section 58AE of the Act—
	(a)	the Workers Compensation Act 1951 (ACT) is declared to be the legislation of the Australian Capital Territory about damages for a work related disability; and
	(b)	the Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW) and the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 (NSW) are declared to be the legislation of New South Wales about damages for a work related disability; and
	(c)	the Work Health Act (NT) is declared to be the legislation of the Northern Territory about damages for a work related disability; and
	(d)	the Workers Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld) is declared to be the legislation of Queensland about damages for a work related disability; and
	(e)	the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (Tas) is declared to be the legislation of Tasmania about damages for a work related disability; and
	(f)	the Accident Compensation Act 1985 (Vic) and the Accident Compensation (WorkCover Insurance) Act 1993 (Vic) are declared to be the legislation of Victoria about damages for a work related disability; and
	(g)	the Workers' Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 (WA) is declared to be the legislation of Western Australia about damages for a work related disability.
Note—
As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.
Made by the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Executive Council
on 30 August 2007
No 227 of 2007
07WKC004CS