Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Act 2007
An Act to amend the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 and the Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 1995
[Royal Assent 31 October 2007]
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
PART 1 - Preliminary
This Act may be cited as the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Act 2007 .
(1) Except as provided in this section, this Act commence on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.(2) Section 6 –(a) commences on 1 November 2007 if this Act receives the Royal Assent on or before that day; or(b) is taken to have commenced on 1 November 2007 if this Act receives the Royal Assent after that day(3) Sections 35 and 36 are taken to have commenced on 1 July 2001.
PART 2 - Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 Amended
In this Part, the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 is referred to as the Principal Act.
The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
[Commences: 1 November 2007
6. Section 4DC inserted
After section 4DB of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted in Part I:(1) Notwithstanding section 7, a jockey or apprentice who holds a licence or permit to ride in accordance with the Rules of Racing and who –is to be taken for the purposes of this Act, while performing such riding work, to be a worker employed by the Council.(a) is engaged to ride a horse for fee or reward at a race meeting or official trial held in Tasmania under the Rules of Racing; or(b) is engaged to ride a thoroughbred horse in a training session in Tasmania conducted by a licensed trainer or his or her delegate –(2) For the purposes of determining any compensation payable to or in respect of a person to whom subsection (1) applies –(a) he or she is taken to have been continuously employed by the Council for the period during which he or she has continuously held a permit or licence under the Rules of Racing; and(b) any earnings from riding engagements in another State during the 12 months immediately before the period of incapacity, or during the period for which he or she held a licence to ride, are to be taken to be earnings received in the employment of the Council.(3) Notwithstanding section 69, the normal weekly earnings of a person to whom subsection (1) applies are not to exceed 2 times the basic salary.(4) In this section –Council means the Tasmanian Thoroughbred Racing Council;licensed means licensed by the Council;Rules of Racing means the Rules of Racing for thoroughbred racing made and in force under the Racing Regulation Act 2004.
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The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendments effected by this section have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .
PART 3 - Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 1995 Amended
In this Part, the Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 1995 is referred to as the Principal Act.
The amendment effected by this section has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 1995 .