Workers Compensation Act 1987

Subject to this clause, the 2001 amendments do not apply to or in respect of coal miners and this Act and the 1998 Act (and the regulations under those Acts) apply to and in respect of coal miners as if the 2001 amendments had not been enacted.

Subclause (1) does not apply in respect of the amendments made by Schedule 2.2 [2] and [3] to the Workers Compensation Legislation Amendment Act 2001.

To the extent that subclause (1) operates to apply section 151A (3) and (3A) as in force before the 2001 amendments, a reference to the Compensation Court in those subsections is to be read as a reference to the District Court.

Subclause (2A) is taken to have commenced on 1 January 2004 but does not affect any judgment or other order of a court given or made before 9 July 2010.

The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the following matters in connection with a claim for compensation in respect of an injury received by a coal miner—

requiring or providing for the conciliation, mediation or other review of a claim, or any dispute in connection with a claim, before or after the commencement of court proceedings in connection with the claim or dispute,

any matter for or in respect of which provision is made by Divisions 3–5 of Part 2 of Chapter 4 of the 1998 Act (whether or not provision so made is inconsistent with any provision of those Divisions),

disapplying or modifying the application of any provision or provisions of Divisions 3–5 of Part 2 of Chapter 4 of the 1998 Act,

providing for the exercise by officers of the Compensation Court of functions in connection with the conciliation, mediation or other review of a claim or any dispute in connection with a claim,

providing for the employment under the Public Sector Management Act 1988 of officers of the Compensation Court to exercise the functions conferred or imposed on officers of the court pursuant to regulations under this clause.

In this clause—