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AUS-1942-L-93236
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Title_of_text
Workers Compensation (Dust Diseases) Act 1942 No 14.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Australia
Territorial subdivision(s)
New South Wales
Subjects (Classification)
Occupational safety and health
Adopted on (Date of text)
1942-06-24
Scope of text
Non-Metropolitan Territories
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
1 Name of Act etc
2 Repeal of Workmen's Compensation (Silicosis) Act 1920 and schemes made thereunder
3 Definitions
4 (Repealed)
5 Workers' Compensation (Dust Diseases) Board
5AA Delegation by board
5A Board may use its services and facilities for other purposes
6 Constitution of Fund
7 Medical authority
8 Certificate of medical authority and rates of compensation
8A Power to vary awards for certain purposes
8AA Compensation not payable in certain circumstances
8B Interim award
8C Power to terminate or vary awards
8D Power to resume weekly payments ended under Principal Act
8E Reimbursement of compensation from negligent third parties
8F (Repealed)
8G Proceedings
8H Inspectors
8I Appeals
9 Allowances for "hard luck" cases
9A Reimbursement of workers for travelling expenses associated with medical examinations
10 Regulations
11 Effect of extending Act to other dust diseases: Baker v Australian Asbestos Insulations Pty. Ltd. overruled
12 Repeal of Workmen's Compensation (Broken Hill) Act 1920 No 36
13 Savings, transitional and other provisions
Schedule 1 Dust diseases
Schedule 1A Reimbursement of compensation from negligent third parties
Schedule 2 Savings, transitional and other provisions
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1971-12-21 (AUS-1971-L-16921)
Workers' Compensation (Amendment) Act 1971.
Amending text(s)
1975-04-18 (AUS-1975-L-18634)
An Act to increase workers' compensation: to extend the powers of the Insurance Premiums Committee appointed under the Workers' Compensation Act 1926 [LS 1926 - Austral. 5 ... 1938 - Austral. 5]; to make further provisions in relation to occupational diseases and the statements of wages required to be supplied by employers applying to insurers for policies of insurance or indemnity under that Act; for these and other purposes to amend the Workers' Compensation Act 1026, the Workers' Compensation (Dust Diseases) Act 1942 and the Workmen's Compensation (Broken Hill) Act 1920 [LS 1929 - Austral. 9 ... 1934 - Austral. 12]; and for purposes connected therewith. No. 44.
Amending text(s)
1995-06-19 (AUS-1995-L-44557)
Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 1995 (No. 30 of 1995).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
NSW Legislation
Country
Australia
URL
http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au