Workers Compensation Act 1987

The following provisions of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 and the regulations made under that Act apply to and for the purposes of this Part (the applied provisions)—

Part 7 of Chapter 5 (Entry and inspection by officers of industrial organisations),

Part 4 of Chapter 7 (Inspectors and their powers),

Part 5 of Chapter 7 (Evidentiary provisions),

Part 6 of Chapter 7 (Criminal and other legal proceedings),

any other provision prescribed by the regulations.

Accordingly, the applied provisions have effect as if they formed part of this Act.

For the purposes of the application of the applied provisions (but without limiting subsection (4) (a)), a reference in the applied provisions—

to this Act (that is, the Industrial Relations Act 1996) is to be read as a reference to this Part, and

to the regulations is to be read as a reference to the regulations under this Act, and

to the industrial relations legislation includes a reference to this Part, and

to employment is to be read as a reference to employment of an injured worker, and

to an employer is to be read as a reference to an employer within the meaning of this Part, and

to employees is to be read as a reference to injured workers,

as the case requires.

The applied provisions have effect—

subject to such modifications as are prescribed by this Part or the regulations, and

despite any other provisions of this Act that make provision for matters for which the applied provisions make provision.

In this section—

modification includes addition, exception, omission or substitution.