Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 (Qld)

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Queensland

Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment

Bill 2015

Includes amendments agreed during Consideration

Queensland

Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015

Contents

Part 12 Part 2

Division 1Division 211

Page Preliminary Short title 2.0... eee eee 8 Commencement... .......... 0.0 cece eee eee 8 Amendment of Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 Preliminary Act amended ......... 20. c eee ee tte 8

Amendments commencing on 31 January 2015 Amendment of s 132A (Applying for assessment of DPI before applying

for compensation). ........ 0.0066. c cee eee 9 Insertion of news 132B ......... 0.0 eee ee 10 132B Applying for certificate of dependency............ 10 Amendment of s 237 (General limitation on persons entitled to seek damages)... 0... eee ett 12 Insertion of new S 239A... 1... eee 13 239A Worker with more than 1 injury from an event ...... 13 Amendment of s 296 (Claimant to have given complying notice of claim or insurer to have waived compliance)....................-. 14 Amendment of s 302 (Alteration of period of limitation) ........ 15 Amendment of s 540 (Application of pt2) .................. 15 Insertion of new Ch 32... 10... ee eee 16 Chapter 32 Transitional provisions for Workers'

Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2015

Part 1 Preliminary 707 Definitions for ch 32 ............ 0.00. e ee eee eee 16

Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015

Contents Part 2 Amendments commencing on 31 January708 Definitions for pt2..........0... 0000s eee eee 17 709 Injuries sustained before 31 January 2015 ........ 17 710 Application under s 132A during transitional period. . 18 711 Decision under s 189 not affected ............... 18 12 Insertion of newsch5 ........ 0... eee eee 19 Schedule 5 Period of limitation 13 Amendment of sch 6 (Dictionary)....................00005 21 Division 3 Amendments commencing on introduction 14 Amendment of s 12 (Entitlements of persons mentioned in sdiv1) 21 15 Amendment of s 14 (Rural fire brigade member)............. 22 16 Amendment of s 15 (Volunteer fire fighter or volunteer fire warden) 22 17 Amendment of s 36A (Date of injury)..................000. 22 18 Insertion of new ch 1, pt 4, div 6, sdiv3B................... 22 Subdivision 3B _ Injuries sustained by firefighters 36B Definitions for sdiv 3B..............0....00 000 23 36D Presumption of injury..............0....000 eee 23 36E Deciding number of years.................00005 24 19 Insertion of new S 236A... 10... eee 25 236A Application of ch 5 to specified volunteer firefighter . . 25 20 Insertion of new ch 32, pt3 ........ 2. eee eee 26 Part 3 Amendments commencing on introduction 712 Firefighter diagnosed with specified disease before commencement ......... 0... cece eee eee 26 713 Particular WorkCover contracts covering volunteers . 26 21 Insertion of new sch 4A ....... 2... eee 27 Schedule 4A Specified diseases 22 Amendment of sch 6 (Dictionary)....................00005 28 Division 4 Amendments commencing on assent 23 Amendment of s 43 (Meaning of workplace rehabilitation) .... . 28 24 Amendment of s 44 (Meaning of workplace rehabilitation policy and procedures) ...... 2... eee eee 29 25 Amendment of s 186 (Worker's disagreement with assessment of permanent impairment) ............... 000. e cece eee eee 29 26 Amendment of s 192 hdg (Additional lump sum compensation for certain workers)... 6.00.0... eee eee eee eee 29