2003
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Minister for Industrial Relations)
Workers Compensation Amendment Bill 2003

Contents
	Page
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Act amended	2
	4	Application of ch 15 to insurers
Section 224 (1) (b)	2
	5	Entitlement of insurers to reimbursement from temporary fund
Section 228 (2) (a)	2
	6	Section 232	2
	7	New sections 245A and 245B	3
	8	Dictionary, new definition of recognised auditor	3
	9	Further amendments, mentions of registered auditor	4

2003
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Minister for Industrial Relations)
Workers Compensation Amendment Bill 2003

A Bill for
An Act to amend the  Workers Compensation Act 1951

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

1	Name of Act
This Act is the Workers Compensation Amendment Act 2003.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
3	Act amended
This Act amends the Workers Compensation Act 1951.
4	Application of ch 15 to insurers
Section 224 (1) (b)
substitute
	(b)	an act of terrorism happens before 1 April 2006; and
5	Entitlement of insurers to reimbursement from temporary fund
Section 228 (2) (a)
substitute
	(a)	before 1 April 2006; and
6	Section 232
substitute
232	Expiry of ch 15
This chapter expires on 1 October 2006.
7	New sections 245A and 245B
insert
245A	Application of Criminal Code—Workers Compensation Amendment Act 2003
To remove any doubt, the Criminal Code does not apply to offences against this Act only because of the amendments of this Act made by the Workers Compensation Amendment Act 2003.
245B	Auditors’ certificates—Workers Compensation Amendment Act 2003
	(1)	This section applies if it commences after 1 July 2003.
	(2)	A certificate issued by a recognised auditor on or after 1 July 2003, and before the commencement of this section, is taken to have been a certificate issued by a registered auditor.
Note	This section commences on the day after the Workers Compensation Amendment Act 2003 is notified (see that Act, s 2).
8	Dictionary, new definition of recognised auditor
insert
recognised auditor, in relation to a certificate provided for an employer for this Act, means any of the following who are not the employer or an employee or executive officer of the employer:
	(a)	an auditor registered under the Corporations Act;
	(b)	a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia;
	(c)	a member of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants;
	(d)	a member of the National Institute of Accountants.
9	Further amendments, mentions of registered auditor
omit
registered auditor
substitute
recognised auditor
in
·	section 156 (a)
·	section 157 (a)
·	section 159
·	section 160
·	section 190 (1) (a)
·	section 190 (3)

Endnotes
Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

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