Australian Capital Territory
Workers Compensation Supplementation Fund Appointment 2004 (No 2)
Disallowable instrument DI2004—200

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The Workers Compensation Supplementation Fund Act 1980 establishes an Insurers Advisory Committee to advise the Workers Compensation Fund Manager as required under the Act or at the request of the Fund Manager, in the performance of the Fund Manager’s functions or the exercise of his or her powers under the Act.

Section 14 provides that the Minister may appoint members to the committee nominated by the Territory’s approved insurers or a majority of them.  The Minister has appointed Mr Alan Reid as a member of the Insurers Advisory Committee from 28 August 2004 for a period of three years (27 August 2007).  

The appointee is not a Public Servant and this instrument makes an appointment to which the Legislation Act 2001, Division 19.3.3 applies.  Accordingly, under the Legislation Act 2001, s.229 the instrument is a disallowable instrument.

This appointment has been approved by the Minister and the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs has been consulted in accordance with section 228 (consultation with appropriate Assembly committee) of the Legislation Act 2001.