{"id":"F2019L00294","name":"Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Laws) Declaration 2019","slug":"seafarers-rehabilitation-and-compensation-specified-laws-declaration-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":98897,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2019L00294-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Name","content":"#### 1 Name\n\n This instrument is the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation (Specified Laws) Declaration 2019.","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"#### 2 Commencement\n\n This instrument commences on the day after this instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Authority","content":"#### 3 Authority\n\n This instrument is made under subsection 139(7) of the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Schedules","content":"#### 4 Schedules\n\n Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Declaration","content":"#### 5 Declaration\n\n For the purposes of subsection 139(7) of the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992, a law of a State or of a Territory that provides for the payment of compensation, other than workers' compensation, specified in column 1 of an item of the table in Schedule 1 is a specified law.\n\n \n\nSchedule 1—Declaration\n\n```html\n

Column 1

Item

Law

Laws of the State of New South Wales

1

Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999

2

Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017

3

Motor Accidents (Lifetime Care and Support) Act 2006

4

Sporting Injuries Insurance Act 1978

5

Victims Rights and Support Act 2013

Laws of the State of Queensland

6

National Injury Insurance Scheme (Queensland) Act 2016

7

Victims of Crime Assistance Act 2009

Laws of the State of South Australia

8

Motor Vehicle Accidents (Lifetime Support Scheme) Act 2013

9

Victims of Crime Act 2001

Laws of the State of Tasmania

10

Motor Accidents (Liabilities and Compensation) Act 1973

11

Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1976

Laws of the State of Victoria

12

Transport Accident Act 1986

13

Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996

Laws of the State of Western Australia

14

Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003

15

Motor Vehicle (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2016

Laws of the Australian Capital Territory

16

Lifetime Care and Support (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2014

16A

Motor Accident Injuries Act 2019

17

Road Transport (Third-Party Insurance) Act 2008

18

Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance) Act 2016

Laws of the Northern Territory

19

Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act

20

Victims of Crime Assistance Act

Laws of the Christmas Island Territory

21

Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003 (WA) (CI)

22

Motor Vehicle (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2016 (WA) (CI)

Laws of the Cocos (Keeling) Island Territory

23

Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003 (WA) (CKI)

24

Motor Vehicle (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2016 (WA) (CKI)

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