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2019
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL
TERRITORY
(As presented)
(Minister for Employment and Workplace Safety)
Contents
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2019
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL
TERRITORY
(As presented)
(Minister for Employment and Workplace Safety)
Workers Compensation Amendment Bill 2019
A Bill for
An Act to amend the
The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as
follows:
This Act is the Workers Compensation Amendment Act 2019
.
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on
the notification day (see
, s 75 (1)).
This Act amends the
.
The following legislation is repealed:
•
(NI2006-351)
•
(NI2018-415).
5 Meaning of worker
Chapter 3
heading, note 1
omit
• family day care carer (s 16A)
substitute
• family day care educator (s 16A)
omit
carers
substitute
educators
7 Liability of principal for uninsured
contractor’s injured worker
Section 13 (5)
substitute
(5) Nothing in this section prevents a worker claiming compensation—
(a) against a contractor instead of a principal; or
(b) if both the contractor and principal are uninsured—against the DI fund.
substitute
16A Family day care educators
substitute
(1) An educator engaged by an approved family day care service is taken to be a worker of the service.
(2) Also, the Minister may make a declaration for this section—
(a) if requested by an approved family day care service; or
(b) on the Minister’s own initiative, if the Minister considers that people engaged by an approved family day care service should be treated as workers of the service.
substitute
(5) In this section:
approved family day care service—see the Education and Care Services National Law (ACT), section 5 (1).
educator—see the Education and Care Services National Law (ACT), section 5 (1).
Note The
, s 6 applies the Education and Care Services National Law set out in the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010
(Vic), schedule as if it were an ACT law called the Education and Care Services National Law (ACT).
11 Approved insurers must give
information
Section 168 (1) (a)
omit
earned premium
substitute
gross written premiums
omit
insert
Chapter 20 Transitional—Workers Compensation Amendment Act 2019
265 Meaning of amendment Act—ch 20
In this chapter:
amendment Act means the Workers Compensation Amendment Act 2019.
266 Effect of Workers Compensation (Family Day Care and In-Home Care) Declaration 2006 (No 1)
The
(NI2006-351) is taken to have had effect—
(a) on and after 2 July 2018 until it is repealed by the amendment Act; and
(b) for all purposes as if the references in the declaration to approved family day care service and approved in-home care service were references to approved family day care service within the meaning of the Education and Care Services National Law (ACT), section 5 (1).
267 Effect of Workers Compensation (Family Day Care and In-Home Care) Declaration 2018 (No 1)
The
(NI2018-415) is taken to have had effect—
(a) on and after 1 September 2018 until it is repealed by the amendment Act; and
(b) for all purposes as if the references in the declaration to approved family day care service and approved in-home care service were references to approved family day care service within the meaning of the Education and Care Services National Law (ACT), section 5 (1).
268 Expiry—ch 20
This chapter expires on the day it commences.
Note 1 If a law validates something, the validating effect of the law does not end only because of the repeal of the law (see Legislation Act
, s 88 (1)).
Note 2 The expiry of transitional provisions does not end their effect
(see
, s 88).
Endnotes
1 Presentation speech
Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 19 September 2019.
2 Notification
Notified under the
on 2019.
3 Republications of amended laws
For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au
.
© Australian Capital Territory 2019
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