Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
2AObjects of Act
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2A Objects of Act
[Section 2A Inserted by No. 85 of 2009, s. 5, Applied:01 Jul 2010] The objects of this Act are to establish a rehabilitation and compensation scheme for workplace injuries that –
(a) provides for the prompt and effective management of workplace injuries in a manner that promotes and assists the return to work of injured workers as soon as possible; and
(b) provides fair and appropriate compensation to workers and their dependants for workplace injuries; and
(c) assists in securing the health, safety and welfare of workers and in reducing the incidence of workplace injuries; and
(d) provides an effective and economical mechanism for resolving disputes relating to the treatment and management of, and compensation in relation to, workplace injuries; and
(e) is efficiently and effectively administered; and
(f) is fair, affordable, efficient and effective.