Workers' Compensation Amendment Bill 1995 (Qld)

Queensland

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AMENDMENT BILL 1995

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AMENDMENT BILL 1995

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11.5A Recovery of amounts from State

A BILL FOR

An Act to amend the Workers' Compensation Act 1990

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The Parliament of Queensland enacts—

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Workers' Compensation Amendment Act 1995.

Act amended

2. This Act amends the Workers' Compensation Act 1990.

Amendment of s 1.5 (Application of Act to workers) 3. Section 1.5(2) to (4)—

omit.

Amendment of s 2.1 (Interpretation) 4. Section 2.1(1), definitions "employer" and "policy" — omit, insert—

" "employer" means an entity that employs a worker, and includes— (a) a government entity; and (b) the legal personal representative of a deceased employer; and

(c) a person who is an employer, or a person by whom a worker is employed, because of any of the following provisions—

* section 2.2 (Persons declared to be employers or workers)

* section 4.12 (Extent of indemnity for principals and contractors)

* section 10.1(3) (Reduction of damages recoverable at law).

"government entity" means the State, a State agency or instrumentality or a GOC.

"government worker" means a worker employed by a government entity. 111315 17 20 23

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"non-policy compensation arrangement" means an arrangement (other than a policy for a contract of accident insurance) between the board

and a government entity for compensation in relation to an injury sustained by a worker or another individual.