Workers' (Occupational Diseases) Relief Fund Regulations 2016

Workers' (Occupational Diseases) Relief Fund Regulations 2016

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' (Occupational Diseases) Relief Fund Act 1954 .

C. WARNER

Governor

By Her Excellency's Command,

GUY BARNETT

Minister for Building and Construction

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Workers' (Occupational Diseases) Relief Fund Regulations 2016 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on 30 August 2016.

3.   Interpretation

In these regulations –

Act means the Workers' (Occupational Diseases) Relief Fund Act 1954 .

4.   Manner of applying for compensation

For the purposes of section 22(9) of the Act, an application for compensation is to –

(a) be in writing; and

(b) be addressed to the Secretary; and

(c) specify –

(i) the name and address of the claimant; and

(ii) the name of the employer at the time of incapacity; and

(iii) the grounds for the claim for compensation.

5.   Manner of appealing to medical referee

(1)  For the purposes of section 32(1) of the Act, an appeal to a medical referee against a certificate is to –

(a) be in writing; and

(b) be addressed to the Secretary; and

(c) specify –

(i) the name and address of the appellant; and

(ii) the name of the medical officer who gave the certificate; and

(iii) the date on which the certificate, that is the subject of the appeal, was given; and

(iv) the grounds of the appeal.

(2)  On receiving an appeal under section 32(1) of the Act, the Secretary is to –

(a) refer it to a medical referee; and

(b) inform the appellant of the name of the medical referee to whom the appeal is referred.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 17 August 2016

These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.