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TRANSPORT ACCIDENT AND ACCIDENT COMPENSATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2010 (NO. 80 OF 2010)


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--TRANSPORT ACCIDENT ACT 1986

   3.      No liability to pay compensation in certain circumstances  
   4.      Compensation not payable or reduced  
   5.      Determination of impairment  
   6.      New section 56A inserted  
   7.      Medical and like benefits  
   8.      Form of claim  
   9.      Time for making claim  
   10.     Actions for damages  
   11.     New section 93A inserted  
   12.     Access to documents  
   13.     New section 132D inserted  
   14.     New Division 6 inserted in Part 11  

   PART 3--ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 1985

           Division 1--General Amendment of Part I

   15.     New Division in Part I  
   16.     New section 3A inserted  
   17.     Amendment of section 5(1)  
   18.     Consequential amendments relating to professional service  
   19.     Amendment of section 5  
   20.     Further amendment of section 5  
   21.     New sections 5A to 5AE substituted  
   22.     New section 5B substituted  
   23.     New Schedule 1A inserted  
   24.     New Division 3 inserted in Part I  
   25.     New section 6—timber contractors  
   26.     Passenger vehicles, owner drivers and transport services  
   27.     Contractors  
   28.     New section 11—share farmers substituted  
   29.     New section 12 substituted  
   30.     Repeal of sections 13 and 14A  
   31.     Amendment of section 14  
   32.     Amendment of section 14AA—Municipal Councillors  
   33.     Amendment of section 15—places of pick-up  
   34.     Amendment of sections 16 and 16A  
   35.     Amendment of section 17—Outworkers  

           Division 2--Amendment of Part 2 of the Accident Compensation Act 1985

   36.     Repeal of section 18A  
   37.     Amendment of section 20C—Accountability of the Authority  
   38.     Repeal of section 23A  
   39.     Meetings of the Board  
   40.     WorkCover Authority Fund—amendment of section 32  

           Division 3--Amendment of Parts 3 and 4

   41.     Amendment of section 39  
   42.     Repeal of redundant provisions  
   43.     Appeals to Court of Appeal—amendment of sections 51 and 52  
   44.     Amendment of section 59  
   45.     Amendment of section 62(5)  
   46.     Payment of compensation—offshore area  
   47.     Amendment of section 82C  
   48.     Amendment of section 82D  
   49.     Amendment of section 86  
   50.     Benefits—deductible amount  
   51.     New section 91EA inserted  
   52.     Amendment of section 92A  
   53.     Amendments relating to death benefits  
   54.     Amendment of section 92D  
   55.     Amendment of section 93CA(2)  
   56.     Amendment of section 93CE  
   57.     Amendment of section 96(2) and (3)  
   58.     New Division 2A  
   59.     Amendment of sections 98, 98A and 103  
   60.     Amendment of section 98C  
   61.     Amendment of section 98E  
   62.     Consequential amendments relating to section 98E  
   63.     Claim for compensation  
   64.     Amendment of section 134AB  
   65.     Repeal of section 107  
   66.     General right of access to information under this Act—amendment of section 107A  
   67.     Amendment of section 114  
   68.     Amendment of section 114C  
   69.     Amendment of section 114F—Recovery of payments  
   70.     Amendment of section 114N  
   71.     New section 114S inserted  
   72.     Consequential amendment  
   73.     Repeal of sections 117C to 117G  
   74.     Amendment of section 127  
   75.     Amendment of section 137A  
   76.     New Schedules 3A and 3B inserted  
   77.     New Division 2B inserted in Part IV  
   78.     Consequential amendments  
   79.     New Division 2C  
   80.     New Division 2D  
   81.     Amendments consequential on new Division 2D of Part IV  
   82.     Dollar amounts as at 1 July 2010—benefits  
   83.     Dollar amounts as at 1 July 2010—payment, contributions etc.  
   84.     Dollar amounts as at 1 July 2010—self-insurers  

           Division 4--Compensation for impairment, hearing loss and non-economic loss

   85.     Amendment of section 5  
   86.     Amendment of section 88  
   87.     Amendment of section 89  
   88.     Amendment of section 91  
   89.     Further amendments relating to diminution of hearing  
   90.     Amendment of section 98C—non economic loss  
   91.     New section 98DA inserted  

           Division 5--Further amendment of Parts 4 to 8 of Accident Compensation Act 1985

   92.     Repeal of section 123  
   93.     Amendment of section 134ABA  
   94.     New section 134AFA inserted  
   95.     Amendment of section 134AG  
   96.     New sections 134AGA and 134AGB inserted  
   97.     Amendment of section 135BBA  
   98.     Determination of eligibility to apply for approval as self-insurer  
   99.     Application for approval as self-insurer  
   100.    New section 144A inserted—Approval of new holding company as self-insurer  
   101.    Liabilities of self-insurer to be guaranteed  
   102.    Acquisition of scheme-insured body corporate by self-insurer—amendment of section 150A  
   103.    Provision of guarantees  
   104.    Amendments consequential on amendment of section 7 of Accident Compensation (WorkCover Insurance) Act 1993  
   105.    Amendment of definition of tail claims  
   106.    Penalty inserted in section 248(1)  
   107.    Sections 192 and 195  
   108.    New section 198A inserted  
   109.    Amendment of section 208  
   110.    Amendment of section 239  
   111.    Amendment of section 239AAB(1)  
   112.    Amendment of section 240A—Warrants to enter and search  
   113.    Amendment of section 243  
   114.    Amendment of section 242AD  
   115.    Indemnity—amendment of section 248C  
   116.    Amendment of section 249BA  
   117.    Sections 249B(5) and 249BA(2) aligned  
   118.    New sections 250A and 250AA inserted  
   119.    Institution of prosecutions—amendment of section 252  
   120.    New sections 252O to 252R inserted  
   121.    New sections 253AA and 253AB inserted  
   122.    Consequential amendments  
   123.    Regulations—New section 253 substituted  
   124.    Amendment of section 313—transitional provision in relation to section 93CD  
   125.    Amendment of section 325—transitional provision in relation to section 134AB  
   126.    Amendment of section 326—transitional provision in relation to section 134AB  
   127.    Amendment of section 327—transitional provision in relation to section 135A  
   128.    Amendment of section 328—transitional provision in relation to section 135BBA  

           Division 6--Transitional Provisions

   129.    Savings and Transitional Provisions  
           Division 3 of Part I, as inserted by section 24 of the amending Act, sections 6, 7, 7A, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 14(4) and (5) as substituted by sections 25, 26, 27 28, 29 and 31 of the amending Act and section 15 as amended by section 33 of the amending Act, apply in relation to--

           Division 2B--of Part IV, as inserted by section 77 of the amending Act, applies in respect of a liability of the Authority or a self-insurer arising on or after the commencement date.

           Division 7--New Schedule 6 inserted

   130.    New Schedule 6 inserted  

   PART 4--ACCIDENT COMPENSATION (WORKCOVER INSURANCE) ACT 1993

   131.    Amendment of definition of WorkCover insurance policy  
   132.    Amendment of section 3  
   133.    Remuneration—new section 3AA  
   134.    Consequential amendments to section 3  
   135.    New section 4 substituted  
   136.    Definition—deemed policy amendment  
   137.    Compulsory WorkCover Insurance  
   138.    Repeal of section 7(4A) and (4B)  
   139.    Premiums to be calculated in accordance with premiums order  
   140.    Compulsory WorkCover insurance—amendment of section 7  
   141.    WorkCover Insurance Policy—amendment of section 9  
   142.    Estimate of rateable remuneration—amendment of section 18  
   143.    Amendments to section 36H  
   144.    Authority may recover amount in relation to claim—amendment of section 61  
   145.    Amendment of section 66  
   146.    Amendment of section 68  
   147.    Repeal of section 70  
   148.    Amendment of section 82  
   149.    Amendment of section 87  

   PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS

           Division 1--Amendment of transitional provisions

   150.    Amendment of transitional provision in relation to section 7  
   151.    Amendment of transitional provision in relation to section 103  
   152.    Amendment of transitional provision in relation to sections 105 and 108  
   153.    Amendment of transitional provision in relation to section 55AA  
   154.    Amendment of transitional provision in relation to section 43  
   155.    Amendment of transitional provision in relation to section 45  
   156.    Amendment of transitional provision in relation to section 134AB  
   157.    Amendment of transitional provision in relation to section 138  
   158.    Amendment of transitional provision in relation to Part VIIB  

           Division 2--Statute law revision

   159.    Statute law revision  

           Division 3--Amendment of other Acts

   160.    Wrongs Act 1958  
   161.    Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010  

   PART 6--REPEAL OF ACT

   162.    Repeal of Act  
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