Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2003 (Qld)

Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2003

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 2003

AMENDMENTS AGREED TO IN COMMITTEE

1 Clause 24— At page 20, lines 10 to 28 and page 21, lines 1 to 14— omit, insert—

' *68A Self-insurance for local governments

'() A local government self-insurer may, under the self-insurer's licence, also cover councillors of a local government.

'(2) If councillors of a local government are covered under a local government self-insurer's licence, each councillor of the local government is covered under the licence.

'(3) A local government self-insurer must, when advising councillors of its decision to cover them, also advise the Authority of the decision.

'68B Entitlements of local government councillors

'Q) A councillor covered under a local government's self-insurer's licence is entitled under the licence to compensation from the local government to which the councillor is elected or appointed for injury sustained by the councillor while—

(a) attending meetings of the local government; or (b) performing any other duty of office as a councillor. '(2) The councillor has, subject to this section—

(a) an entitlement to weekly payments of compensation under chapter 3, part 9, division 4, subdivision 3 and division 5, subdivision 1;! and

(b) for all other entitlements—the same _ entitlements to compensation as a worker.

Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2003

'(3) The councillor is not covered for payment of damages for injury sustained by the councillor.

'(4) In the application of the definition "injury" to the councillor—

(a) the activity mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or (b) is taken to be the councillor's employment; and

(b) the local government to which the councillor is elected or appointed is taken to be the councillor's employer.'.