Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Regulations 2021 (Tas)

Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Regulations 2021

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 .

21 June 2021

B. BAKER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

ELISE ARCHER

Minister for Workplace Safety and Consumer Affairs

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title These regulations may be cited as the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Regulations 2021 .

2. Commencement These regulations take effect on 13 July 2021.

3. Interpretation In these regulations – Act means the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 ; application means an application under the Act to the Tribunal; deputy registrar means a Deputy Registrar within the meaning of the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2020 ; document includes – (a) a copy of a document; and (b) an audio tape or soundtrack or compact disc; and (c) a computer program or software and any other information recorded in or processed by a computer; and (d) a film, photograph, videotape or cinematographic film; inspect includes the following, with or without the aid of equipment: (a) view data or visual images embodied in any device; (b) listen to sounds embodied in any device; (c) reproduce sounds, data or visual images embodied in any device; party means a party to an application or referral; proof of evidence means a written statement containing the substance of an expert witness's evidence; property includes real and personal property; referral means a referral under the Act; Registrar includes a deputy registrar; working director means a person who – (a) is a director of a company; and (b) performs work for that company under a contract of service.