Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
77CGrant, &c., of accreditation
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77C Grant, &c., of accreditation
[Section 77C Inserted by No. 16 of 1995, s. 53 ]
(1) [Section 77C Subsection (1) substituted by No. 39 of 2017, s. 22, Applied:01 Jan 2018] Subject to subsection (2) , the Board may, by notice in writing served on –
(a) a medical practitioner, grant, or refuse to grant, to the medical practitioner accreditation to assess the degree of a worker's permanent impairment; or
(b) a person, grant, or refuse to grant, to the person accreditation as a workplace rehabilitation provider.
(1A) [Section 77C Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 39 of 2017, s. 22, Applied:01 Jan 2018] The Board may grant accreditation to a person, whether the person is a natural person or a body corporate.
(1B) [Section 77C Subsection (1B) inserted by No. 39 of 2017, s. 22, Applied:01 Jan 2018] The Board must determine, by instrument in writing, the Board's requirements for accreditation.
(1C) [Section 77C Subsection (1C) inserted by No. 39 of 2017, s. 22, Applied:01 Jan 2018] The Board may, by instrument in writing, amend or revoke a determination under subsection (1B) of the Board's requirements for accreditation.
(1D) [Section 77C Subsection (1D) inserted by No. 39 of 2017, s. 22, Applied:01 Jan 2018] The Board must give notice in the Gazette of –
(a) a determination under subsection (1B) or an amendment or revocation under subsection (1C) ; and
(b) the place, which may be an internet address, at which copies of the determination, amendment or revocation may be viewed, downloaded or purchased.
(1E) A determination under or an amendment or revocation under comes into effect on and from –