Section 35 - Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 - Payments into and from Fund

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35 Payments into and from Fund

(cf 1989 s 19)

(1) The following is to be paid into the Workers Compensation Operational Fund—

(a) money contributed by insurers, self-insurers and deemed insurers under Division 2,

(a1) money approved by the Minister to be paid into the Fund from the Insurance Fund under subsection (1A),

(a2) the investment earnings accruing from the investment of the Fund,

(b) money required to be paid into the Fund by or under this or any other Act,

(c) all other money received by the Authority and not otherwise appropriated.

(1A) The Minister may approve the payment into the Fund of amounts from the Insurance Fund having regard to the estimates, provisions and determinations made by the Authority under section 38 and any need for additional funding to provide for the proper exercise of the Authority’s functions.

(2) The following is to be paid from the Workers Compensation Operational Fund—

(a) the remuneration, allowances, office accommodation and other associated costs of the Board of the Authority and the members of staff of the Authority to the extent that those costs relate to the administration of this Act and the 1987 Act,

(b) the remuneration, allowances, office accommodation and other associated costs of SafeWork NSW,

(c) the remuneration of the Independent Review Officer and staff of the Independent Review Officer and costs incurred in connection with the exercise of the functions of the Independent Review Officer arising under the Workers Compensation Acts,

(d), (e) (Repealed)

(e1) the costs associated with the establishment and operation of the Workers Compensation Division of the Commission arising from the Workers Compensation Acts, including—

(i) the expenditure incurred by the Commission in providing medical assessments and reviews of medical assessments for the purposes of those Acts, and

(ii) the expenditure incurred by the Commission in providing services (including mediation services) in respect of claims for work injury damages,