164BAATransitional provisions consequent on enactment of Workers Rehabilitation Amendment Act 2017

### 164BAA Transitional provisions consequent on enactment of Workers Rehabilitation Amendment Act 2017 > [*\[Section 164BAA Inserted by No. 39 of 2017, s. 44, Applied:01 Jan 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-01-01/act-2017-039#GS44@EN) > > > (1)  In this section – > > > > > ***amending Act*** means the [Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-039) ; > > > > > ***commencement day*** means the day on which [section 9](#GS9@EN) of this Act is amended by the amending Act. > > > (2)  The appointment of a person who, immediately before the commencement day, is a member of the Board by virtue of being appointed under [section 9(1)(b)](#GS9@Gs1@Hpb@EN) , [(c)](#GS9@Gs1@Hpc@EN) , [(d)](#GS9@Gs1@Hpd@EN) , [(e)](#GS9@Gs1@Hpe@EN) or [(f)](#GS9@Gs1@Hpf@EN) , as in force before that day, is terminated on that day. > > > (3)  A person whose appointment as a member of the Board is terminated under [subsection (2)](#GS164BAA@Gs2@EN) is not entitled to any compensation or other payment in respect of that termination. > > > (4)  If, on the commencement day, all of the members referred to in [section 9(1)(b)](#GS9@Gs1@Hpb@EN) have not been appointed under that section as in force on and from that day – > > > > > > (a) the Secretary is to be taken to be a member of the Board; and > > > > > > > (b) the Board is, despite [section 9](#GS9@EN) , to be comprised by the Secretary alone – > > > > until all members have been appointed under [section 9(1)(b)](#GS9@Gs1@Hpb@EN) as in force after that day. > > > (5)  A person who was, immediately before the commencement day, an accredited person under [section 77C](#GS77C@EN) , is to be taken to have been accredited under that section as in force after the commencement day. > > > (6)  The amendments to [section 87](#GS87@EN) made by the amending Act apply in relation to an injury of a worker and a claim in relation to such an injury whether the injury or claim occurred or was made before or after the day on which those amendments commence. > > > (7)  [Section 108](#GS108@EN) applies in relation to a licence or permit that is in force immediately before the commencement day.