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having regard to:

    (a) in the case of a Department, or in the case of an authority that, at the commencement of that financial year, does not hold a licence in force under Part VIIIA—the estimated number of claims made in respect of those injuries; or

    (b) in the case of an authority that, at the commencement of that financial year, holds such a licence—the estimated number of claims made in respect of those injuries in relation to which Comcare will be required to perform any functions under this Act.".

Information to be given to Commission

22.  Section 96C of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (2) "(other than an administering authority)".

Variation of estimate

23.  Section 96H of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end of subsection (1):

"; or (e) in the case of an authority:

(i) a licence is, or is to be, granted to the authority; or

(ii) a licence held by the authority is, or is to be, revoked.".

Repeal of Part VIII

24.  Part VIII of the Principal Act is repealed.

25.  Before Part IX of the Principal Act the following Part is inserted:

"PART VIIIA—LICENCES TO AUTHORITIES TO ACCEPT LIABILITY FOR PAYMENT OF, AND TO DETERMINE, CLAIMS

Object

"107A. The object of this Part is to provide for the licensing of certain Commonwealth authorities for the purpose of doing either or both of the following:

    (a) transferring to them the whole or a part of the liability to pay compensation in respect of some or all of their employees;

    (b) transferring to them the function of determining certain claims for compensation in respect of some or all of their employees.

Interpretation

"107B. In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:

'claim' includes a request;

'determination' includes a decision or requirement;

'variation', in relation to the conditions to which a licence is subject, includes the addition of a new condition, an alteration to an existing condition or the omission of an existing condition.

Classes of licence

"107C. There are to be 3 classes of licences that may be granted for the purposes of this Part, namely Class 1 Licences, Class 2 Licences and Class 3 Licences.

Application for licence

"107D.(1) A Commonwealth authority may apply to the Commission for a licence under this Part.

"(2) The application must:

    (a) be in writing in such form as the Commission approves; and

    (b) specify the class of licence applied for; and

    (c) be signed by the principal officer of the authority; and

    (d) be accompanied by such documents as the Commission directs; and

    (e) be lodged at, or sent by post to, the office of the Commission.

"(3) The authority