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These regulations may be cited as the Workers' (Occupational Diseases) Relief Fund Regulations 2016 .
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Tasmania regulation
These regulations set the formal steps for claiming compensation under the Workers' (Occupational Diseases) Relief Fund Act 1954 and for appealing medical certificates. They require written applications addressed to the Secretary that identify the claimant, the employer at time of incapacity, and the grounds for the claim, and they require written appeals which the Secretary refers to a medical referee and for which the Secretary must notify the appellant. The rules affect workers seeking Fund relief and the Department officers handling applications and appeals.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Workers' (Occupational Diseases) Relief Fund Regulations 2016.
These regulations may be cited as the Workers' (Occupational Diseases) Relief Fund Regulations 2016 .
These regulations take effect on 30 August 2016.
In these regulations –
Act means the Workers' (Occupational Diseases) Relief Fund Act 1954 .
For the purposes of section 22(9) of the Act, an application for compensation is to –
(a) be in writing; and
(b) be addressed to the Secretary; and
(c) specify –
(i) the name and address of the claimant; and
(ii) the name of the employer at the time of incapacity; and
(iii) the grounds for the claim for compensation.
(1) For the purposes of section 32(1) of the Act, an appeal to a medical referee against a certificate is to –
(a) be in writing; and
(b) be addressed to the Secretary; and
(c) specify –
(i) the name and address of the appellant; and
(ii) the name of the medical officer who gave the certificate; and
(iii) the date on which the certificate, that is the subject of the appeal, was given; and
(iv) the grounds of the appeal.
(2) On receiving an appeal under section 32(1) of the Act, the Secretary is to –
(a) refer it to a medical referee; and
(b) inform the appellant of the name of the medical referee to whom the appeal is referred.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 17 August 2016
These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.
Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
These regulations may be cited as the Workers' (Occupational Diseases) Relief Fund Regulations 2016 .
These regulations take effect on 30 August 2016.
In these regulations –
Act means the Workers' (Occupational Diseases) Relief Fund Act 1954 .
For the purposes of section 22(9) of the Act, an application for compensation is to –
(a) be in writing; and
(b) be addressed to the Secretary; and
(c) specify –
(i) the name and address of the claimant; and
(ii) the name of the employer at the time of incapacity; and
(iii) the grounds for the claim for compensation.
(1) For the purposes of section 32(1) of the Act, an appeal to a medical referee against a certificate is to –
(a) be in writing; and
(b) be addressed to the Secretary; and
(c) specify –
(i) the name and address of the appellant; and
(ii) the name of the medical officer who gave the certificate; and
(iii) the date on which the certificate, that is the subject of the appeal, was given; and
(iv) the grounds of the appeal.
(2) On receiving an appeal under section 32(1) of the Act, the Secretary is to –
(a) refer it to a medical referee; and
(b) inform the appellant of the name of the medical referee to whom the appeal is referred.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 17 August 2016
These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.