Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Act 2010

No. 5, 2010

An Act to amend the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, and for related purposes

Contents

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

2............ Commencement................................................................................... 2

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

Schedule 1—Amendments                                                                                                3

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988                                            3

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Act 2010

No. 5, 2010

An Act to amend the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, and for related purposes

[Assented to 19 February 2010]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1  Short title

                   This Act may be cited as the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Act 2010.

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                   Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 21 October 2009

Senate on 26 November 2009]