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AUS-1988-L-8979
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (No. 4 of 1988).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Australia
Territorial subdivision(s)
Tasmania
Subjects (Classification)
Employment accident and occupational disease benefit
Adopted on (Date of text)
1988-05-26
Scope of text
State or Province
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This Act provides for the compensation and rehabilitation of workers in respect of occupational injuries suffered by workers, repeals the Workers' Compensation Act 1927, and for other purposes and amends the Evidence Act 1910 and the Magistrates Act 1987. Part II concerns administration of the Workers Compensation Board, Part III - entitlement to compensation, Part IV - claims for compensation, Part V - reference for claims to Commissioner, Part VI - amount of compensation, Part VII - payment of compensation and related matters, Part IX - insurance provisions, Part X - concurrent rights to compensation and damages, Part XI - rehabilitation, and Part XII - workers compensation fund. Eight schedules attached.
Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1988-09-12 (AUS-1988-R-9077)
Workers Compensation Regulations. 1988. No. 157.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2012-05-04 (AUS-2012-L-105400)
Work Health and Safety (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2012 (No. 2 of 2012).
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1974-01-22 (AUS-1974-L-16129)
Workers' Compensation (Alternative Remedies) Act 1973.
Repealed text(s)
1972-12-21 (AUS-1972-L-16392)
Workers' Compensation Act 1972.
Repealed text(s)
1971-01-11 (AUS-1971-L-16931)
Workers' Compensation Act 1970.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
Tasmania's Consolidated Legislation On-line
Publisher
Government of Tasmania
Country
Australia
URL
http://www.thelaw.tas.gov.au/tocview/index.w3p;cond=;doc_id=4%2B%2B1988%2BAT%40EN%2B20090917200000;histon=;prompt=;rec=;term=
File
AUS8979.pdf (PDF of Act as current to 19/09/2017)
Serial region
Serial title
Statute Law of Tasmania
Date
1988
Page range
p. 13-142