Div 8Additional provisions relating to jurisdiction under Workers Compensation Act 1971

Division 8—Additional provisions relating to jurisdiction under Workers Compensation Act 1971 26IA—Additional provisions relating to jurisdiction under Workers Compensation Act 1971 (1) The purpose of this section is, in consequence of— (a) the continued application of the Workers Compensation Act 1971¹ under Schedule 9 clause 59(1) of the Return to Work Act 2014; and (b) the dissolution of the Industrial Relations Court under section 69 of the Statutes Amendment (South Australian Employment Tribunal) Act 2016, to confer on the Tribunal the same jurisdiction under the Workers Compensation Act 1971 that was previously conferred on the Industrial Relations Court. Note— ¹ The Workers Compensation Act 1971 was repealed by the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986. (2) The Workers Compensation Act 1971 is to be read— (a) as if a reference in that Act to the "Court" were a reference to the Tribunal; and (b) as if reference in that Act to a "Judge" were a reference to a Presidential member of the Tribunal who is a District Court judge; and (c) as if a reference in that Act to the "Registrar" were a reference to a registrar of the Tribunal; and (d) as if a reference in that Act to an "Industrial magistrate" were a reference to a Presidential member of the Tribunal who is a magistrate; and (e) as if a reference in that Act to the "Rules" were a reference to the Rules of the Tribunal; and (f) as if a reference in that Act to the "Regulations" were a reference to regulations under this Act; and (g) as if a reference in that Act to the "Full Industrial Relations Court" were a reference to the Full Bench of the Tribunal in Court Session. (3) The jurisdiction of the Tribunal by virtue of the operation of subsection (2) is assigned to the South Australian Employment Court.