88ZAWorkers compensation arrangements

#### 88ZA Workers compensation arrangements 88ZA Workers compensation arrangements > > (1) For the purposes of the Workers Compensation Acts, the regulations may make provision for or with respect to the following— > > > > > (a) the treatment of ARTC as the employer of temporary members of staff of ARTC for the purposes of all or any of the provisions of the Workers Compensation Acts, > > > > > (b) the conferral of the functions of an employer under provisions of those Acts with respect to temporary members of staff of ARTC on the transferring rail authority or ARTC, or both of them, > > > > > (c) the liability of a transferring rail authority or ARTC, or both, or directors of, or persons concerned in the management of the transferring rail authority or ARTC, or both, for offences under those Acts, > > > > > (d) the modification of requirements relating to insurance policies under those Acts in relation to temporary members of staff of ARTC, > > > > > (e) the modification, in relation to ARTC and a rail authority, of requirements of those Acts relating to the grouping of employers for insurance purposes. > > > (2) The regulations may apply any of the provisions of the Workers Compensation Acts to work injury damages recoverable by or in respect of a temporary member of staff of ARTC from the transferring rail authority or ARTC, or both, in respect of an injury to or the death of the member of staff. > > > (3) Without limiting subsections (1) and (2), the regulations may provide that a specified provision or provisions of the Workers Compensation Acts do or do not apply in respect of the transferring rail authority or ARTC. > > > (4) For the purposes of subsections (1) and (2), the regulations may apply provisions of the Workers Compensation Acts with any necessary modifications. > > > (5) Nothing in this section permits a regulation to be made that has the effect of— > > > > > (a) removing from a transferring rail authority the obligation to have and maintain in force an insurance policy, or to be self-insurer, under the Workers Compensation Acts in respect of any of its employees who are temporary members of staff of ARTC, or > > > > > (b) removing any liability of any such transferring rail authority in respect of injury to a temporary member of staff of ARTC under those Acts or that exists independently of those Acts. > > > (6) In this section— > > > > motor accident damages means damages to which Part 6 of the [Motor Accidents Act 1988](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1988-102) or Chapter 5 of the [Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1999-041) applies. > > > > work injury damages means damages recoverable from the transferring rail authority or ARTC in respect of injury to or the death of a temporary member of staff of ARTC caused by the negligence or other tort of the rail authority or ARTC and arising out of the employment of the member of staff, whether the damages are recoverable in an action for tort or breach of contract or in any other action, but does not include motor accident damages. > > > > Workers Compensation Acts mean the [Workers Compensation Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-070) and the [Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-086) and any instruments made under those Acts. > > **ss 88Z–88ZB:** Ins 2004 No 31, Sch 1 \[13\].