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Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
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### 164D Review of restructured Board
> [*\[Section 164D Inserted by No. 39 of 2017, s. 46, Applied:01 Jan 2018\]*](/view/html/inforce/2018-01-01/act-2017-039#GS46@EN)
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> > (1) As soon as practicable after the end of the review period, the Minister is to cause to be carried out an independent review of the functionality of the Board, and the structure of the Board, during the review period.
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> > (2) The persons who carry out the review are to give to the Minister a written report on its outcome as soon as the review is completed.
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> > (3) The Minister is to cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of Parliament within 5 sitting-days of that House after it is given to the Minister.
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> > (4) In this section –
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> > > ***amending Act*** means the [Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Act 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2017-039) ;
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> > > ***Board reconstitution day*** means the day by which all members of the Board have been first appointed under [section 9(1)(b)](#GS9@Gs1@Hpb@EN) , as amended by the amending Act;
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> > > ***independent review*** means a review carried out by persons who –
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> > > > > (a) in the Minister's opinion, are appropriately qualified for that task; and
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> > > > > (b) include one or more persons who are not employees of the State or of any agency of the State;
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> > > ***review period*** means the period beginning on the Board reconstitution day and ending on the day 3 years after that day.