Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00057:clause:1_28
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00057
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 28
Character Range: 56426–57635

28  Application of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
(1) This item applies if, before the commencement day, an employee of the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman suffered an injury resulting in an incapacity for work or an impairment.
(2) Sections 36, 37, 38, 39, 41 and 41A of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 apply on and after the commencement day, in relation to the injury, as if the employee were employed by the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman.
Note: The main effect of subitem (2) is that sections 36, 37, 38, 39, 41 and 41A of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 apply in relation to the employee's injury as if the Commonwealth Ombudsman were the rehabilitation authority.
(3) On and after the commencement day, the Office of the Commonwealth Ombudsman is, for the purposes of section 40 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, taken to be the relevant employer of the employee.
(4) For the purposes of this item, employee of the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman means a member of the staff assisting the Private Health Insurance Ombudsman referred to in subsection 253‑45(1) of the Private Health Insurance Act 2007.