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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 10 Hansard (28 August) . . Page.. 3513 ..


15D Vocational rehabilitation (ACT WCA s 15C)

(1) If the worker has a compensable injury, the employer must provide the worker with vocational rehabilitation in accordance with this Act.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

(2) The provision of vocational rehabilitation to the worker is not taken to be an admission of liability for the worker's claim for compensation.

(3) This section does not apply to a non-business employer.

(4) The regulations may exempt employers from subsection (1), either completely or in prescribed circumstances.

15E False representation of approval

A person must not pretend to be an approved rehabilitation provider.

Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.

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Clause 23

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Omit the clause, substitute the following clause:

23 New chapter 13

insert

Chapter 13 Notice and appeals

26RA Notice of reviewable decisions to be given to affected people

(1) In this chapter:

51 reviewable decision means a decision made by the Minister that is prescribed under the regulations.

(2) If the Minister makes a reviewable decision, the Minister must give written notice of the decision to each person affected by the decision.

(3) The notice must be in accordance with the requirements of the code of practice in force under of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1989, section 25B (1).

26RB Review by administrative appeals tribunal of reviewable decisions

A person may apply in writing to the administrative appeals tribunal for review of a reviewable decision within 28 days after receiving notice of the decision.


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Clause 25

Proposed new paragraphs 30 (2) (a) to (c)

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Omit the paragraphs.


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