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3) 1991

No. 7 of 1992

An Act to amend the Commonwealth Employees' Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, the Industrial Chemicals (Notification and Assessment) Act 1989, the Long Service Leave (Commonwealth Employees) Act 1976, the Navigation Act 1912, the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 and the Pipeline Authority Act 1973, and for related purposes

[Assented to 15 January 1992]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

PART 1—PRELIMINARY

Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act (No. 3) 1991.

Commencement

2.(1) Subject to this section, this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), Part 2 commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

(3) If Part 2 does not commence under subsection (2) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of the period.

(4) Subject to subsection (5), Part 5 commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

(5) If the commencement of Part 5 is not fixed by Proclamation under subsection (4) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, Part 5 is repealed on the first day after the end of that period.

PART 2—AMENDMENTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH EMPLOYEES' REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1988

Division 1—Introductory

Principal Act

3. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Commonwealth Employees' Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 19881.

Definitions

4. In this Part:

"commencing day" means the day on which this Part commences;

"new Commission" means the Commission for the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation of Commonwealth Employees established under section 89A of the Principal Act as amended by this Act;

"OHS Act" means the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991, as in force immediately before the commencing day;

"previous Commission" means the Commission for the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation of Commonwealth Employees established under section 68 of the Principal Act.

Division 2—Amendments of the Principal Act

Power to require medical examination

5. Section 57 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1) "by a legally qualified" and substituting "by one legally qualified".

6. Section 68 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Establishment

"68. This section establishes a body called Comcare.".

Functions

7. Section 69 of the Principal Act is amended:

    (a) by omitting "the Commission has" and substituting "Comcare has";

    (b) by omitting from paragraph (a) "the Commission" and substituting "Comcare";

    (c) by inserting after paragraph (d) the following paragraph:

         "(da) to promote the adoption in Australia and elsewhere of effective strategies