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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 10 Hansard (28 August) . . Page.. 3535 ..
45 Providing information about workers compensation, vocational rehabilitation and occupational health and safety
It is a condition of an employer's exemption that the employer provides information to the Minister that is reasonably required in writing by the Minister about workers compensation, vocational rehabilitation and occupational health and safety to help the Minister decide if the employer continues to be suitable to be a self-insurer.Part 7 Rehabilitation providers
46 Minister may approve
(1) The Minister may, in writing, approve someone as a rehabilitation provider.
(2) The Minister may approve the person on the Minister's own initiative or on application by the person.
(3) The Minister must, before approving someone, consider the following:
(a) the qualifications of the person;
(b) if the person has employees who will be providing rehabilitation-the qualifications of the employees;
(c) the effectiveness, availability and cost of the rehabilitation programs provided by the person.
(4) The Minister may consider any other relevant matter.
Part 8 Miscellaneous
47 Scale of costs
(1) Unless the court orders otherwise, the successful party to an application in relation to a claim is entitled to be indemnified for party and party costs (and reasonable disbursements) by the unsuccessful party.
(2) Costs under this regulation (other than disbursements) are payable at 2/3 of the prescribed scale of costs set out in the Supreme Court Rules, schedule 4 unless the Magistrates Court orders otherwise.
(3) Disbursements are payable in full.
48 Diseases related to employment (ACT WC Regs r 13)
For the Act, section 5O (Employment-related diseases), a disease of a kind mentioned in schedule 1, column 2 of an item is related to employment of a kind mentioned in column 3 of the item.
49 Prescribed offences and fines (ACT WC Regs r 16)
(1) For the Act, chapter 12 (On-the-spot fines), a prescribed offence is an offence against a provision of the Act mentioned in schedule 2, column 2.
(2) For the definition of on -the -spot fine in the Act, section 26G (Interpretation), the prescribed fine in relation to an offence prescribed by subregulation (1) is the fine mentioned in column 3 of the item in schedule 2 that relates to the offence.
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