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Statutory Rules 1981 No. 2471

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Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act 1971.

Dated 27 August 1981.

ZELMAN COWEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

F. M. CHANEY

Minister of State for Social Security

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Rate prescribed for the purposes of sub-section 43 (5) of the Act

1. Regulation 27 of the Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Regulations is amended by omitting “$13.10” and substituting “$14.20”.

Rate prescribed for the purposes of sub-section 48 (1) of the Act

2. Regulation 28 of the Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Regulations is amended by omitting “$18.35” and substituting “$19.90”.

Schedule 4

3. Schedule 4 to the Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Regulations is amended by omitting the table and substituting the following table:

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Item

Provision

Amount prescribed

 

 

$

1

Sub-section 37 (3).......................

990.00

2

Sub-section 39 (1).......................

35,500.00

3

Sub-section 39 (3).......................

35,500.00


Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Item

Provision

Amount prescribed

 

 

$

4

Sub-section 39 (7)........................

17,750.00

5

Sub-section 40 (1)........................

17,750.00

6

Sub-section 41 (1)........................

17,750.00

7

Sub-section 41 (6)........................

17,750.00

8

Sub-section 42 (1)........................

3,550.00

9

Sub-section 42 (2)........................

3,550.00

10

Paragraph 43 (3) (a).......................

35,500.00

11

Paragraph 43 (4) (a).......................

35,500.00

12

Paragraph 43 (7) (b).......................

1,420.00

13

Sub-section 44 (1)........................

925.00

14

Paragraph 45 (2) (a).......................

114.00

15

Sub-section 45 (3)........................

29.85

16

Sub-section 45 (4)........................

14.20

17

Sub-paragraph 46 (2) (a) (i)..................

114.00

Application

4. The amendments effected by these Regulations apply in relation to—

(a) weekly payments of compensation under the Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act 1971 in respect of any period commencing on or after 1 September 1981; and

(b) payments of compensation (other than weekly payments) under the Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act 1971 in respect of—

(i) an injury that occurs to an employee on or after 1 September 1981; or

(ii) a loss or event that occurs on or after 1 September 1981 resulting from any other injury to an employee.

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 31 August 1981.

2. Statutory Rules 1971 No. 112 as amended by 1978 No. 72; 1980 No. 254.