2008‑2009

The Parliament of the

Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Presented and read a first time

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Bill 2009

No.      , 2009

(Education, Employment and Workplace Relations)

A Bill for an Act to amend the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, and for related purposes

Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 1

3............ Schedule(s).......................................................................................... 2

Schedule 1—Amendments                                                                                                 3

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988                                            3

A Bill for an Act to amend the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1  Short title

                   This Act may be cited as the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Act 2009.

2  Commencement

                   This Act commences on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent.

3  Schedule(s)

                   Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

1  Section 100

Before “If”, insert “(1)”.

2  At the end of section 100

Add:

             (2)  However, the Minister is not required to consider a request for a declaration under subsection (1).

3  Application

The amendment made by item 2 applies in relation to requests made before, on or after the time at which that item commences.