Statutory Rules 1993   No. 1341

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Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation  Regulations

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under section 4 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, make the following Regulations under the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992.

Dated 22 June 1993.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

R. KELLY

Minister for the Environment, Sport and Territories

for the Minister for Transport and Communications

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Citation

 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation  Regulations.

Commencement

 2. These Regulations commence when Part 9 of the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 commences.

Interpretation

 3. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

“Act” means the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992.

Amount of liability to be insured against

 4. For the purposes of subsection 97 (1) of the Act, the prescribed amount of liability for a single event which results in an injury to one or more employees is $2,000,000.00.

Fees for Comcare officer assisting an employer

 5. For the purposes of subsection 141 (1) of the Act, the prescribed fee for the provision of a Comcare officer’s services for the purposes of section 78 of the Act is the sum of:

 (a) $80.00 for each hour, and a proportionate amount for a part of an hour, spent by the officer assisting, or travelling in connection with providing assistance to, an employer to reconsider a determination; and

 (b) travel and accommodation expenses incurred by the officer in assisting an employer to reconsider a determination.

Recovery of fees for assistance provided by a Comcare officer

 6. A fee charged by Comcare under subsection 141 (1) of the Act may be recovered as a debt due to Comcare.

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NOTE

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on  23 June 1993.