Motor Vehicle (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2016
Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Act 1943
State Superannuation Act 2000
State Trading Concerns Act 1916

Treasurer Regulations Amendment (Workers Compensation) Regulations 2024

 

 

Treasurer Regulations Amendment (Workers Compensation) Regulations 2024

Contents

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Citation1

2.Commencement1

Part 2 — Motor Vehicle (Catastrophic Injuries) Regulations 2016 amended

3.Regulations amended2

4.Regulation 1 amended2

5.Regulation 7 amended2

6.Regulation 8 amended2

7.Regulation 9 amended3

8.Regulation 10 amended4

9.Regulation 11 amended5

10.Regulation 12 amended5

11.Regulation 13 amended5

12.Regulation 26 amended6

13.Regulation 68 replaced6

68.Maximum amounts payable for certain services6

14.Schedule 1 amended7

15.Schedule 2 replaced7

Schedule 2 — Maximum amounts payable

Part 3 — Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Regulations 2009 amended

16.Regulations amended10

17.Regulation 6 amended10

Part 4 — State Superannuation Regulations 2001 amended

18.Regulations amended11

19.Regulation 12D amended11

20.Schedule 1 amended11

Part 5 — State Trading Concerns (Authorisation) Regulations 1998 amended

21.Regulations amended12

22.Schedule 2 amended12

 

Motor Vehicle (Catastrophic Injuries) Act 2016
Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Act 1943
State Superannuation Act 2000
State Trading Concerns Act 1916

Treasurer Regulations Amendment (Workers Compensation) Regulations 2024

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Citation

These regulations are the Treasurer Regulations Amendment (Workers Compensation) Regulations 2024.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)Part 1 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;

(b)the rest of the regulations — on 1 July 2024.

Part 2 — Motor Vehicle (Catastrophic Injuries) Regulations 2016 amended

3.Regulations amended

This Part amends the Motor Vehicle (Catastrophic Injuries) Regulations 2016.

4.Regulation 1 amended

In regulation 1 after “Vehicle” insert:

 

and Workplace Accidents

 

5.Regulation 7 amended

Delete regulation 7(b) and insert:

 

(b)the injury occurs —

(i)if the injury is a motor vehicle injury — on or after 1 July 2016; or

(ii)if the injury is a workplace injury — on or after 1 July 2024.

 

6.Regulation 8 amended

(1)Delete regulation 8(1)(c) and insert:

 

(c)the injury occurs —

(i)if the injury is a motor vehicle injury — on or after 1 July 2016; or

(ii)if the injury is a workplace injury — on or after 1 July 2024.

 

(2)Delete regulation 8(2)(c) and insert:

 

(c)the injury occurs —

(i)if the injury is a motor vehicle injury — on or after 1 July 2016; or

(ii)if the injury is a workplace injury — on or after 1 July 2024.

 

(3)Delete regulation 8(3)(b) and insert:

 

(b)the injury occurs —

(i)if the injury is a motor vehicle injury — on or after 1 July 2016; or

(ii)if the injury is a workplace injury — on or after 1 July 2024.

 

7.Regulation 9 amended

Delete regulation 9(1)(b) and insert:

 

(b)the injury occurs —

(i)if the injury is a motor vehicle injury — on or after 1 July 2016; or

(ii)if the injury is a workplace injury — on or after 1 July 2024.

 

8.Regulation 10 amended

(1)Delete regulation 10(1)(c) and insert:

 

(c)the injury occurs —

(i)if the injury is a motor vehicle injury — on or after 1 July 2016; or

(ii)if the injury is a workplace injury — on or after 1 July 2024.

 

(2)Delete regulation 10(2)(c) and insert:

 

(c)the injury occurs —

(i)if the injury is a motor vehicle injury — on or after 1 July 2016; or

(ii)if the injury is a workplace injury — on or after 1 July 2024.

 

(3)Delete regulation 10(3)(c) and insert:

 

(c)the injury occurs —

(i)if the injury is a motor vehicle injury — on or after 1 July 2016; or

(ii)if the injury is a workplace injury — on or after 1 July 2024.

 

9.Regulation 11 amended

Delete regulation 11(b) and insert:

 

(b)the injury occurs —

(i)if the injury is a motor vehicle injury — on or after 1 July 2016; or

(ii)if the injury is a workplace injury — on or after 1 July 2024.

 

10.Regulation 12 amended

In regulation 12(1) delete the definition of relevant accident and insert:

 

relevant accident means either of the following —

(a)the motor vehicle accident that resulted in the motor vehicle injury to which the application relates; or

(b)the workplace accident that resulted in the workplace injury to which the application relates.

 

11.Regulation 13 amended

In regulation 13(1) after “injury” insert:

 

or workplace injury

 

12.Regulation 26 amended

In regulation 26:

(a)in paragraph (o) delete “services.” and insert:

 

services;

 

(b)after paragraph (o) insert:

 

(p)workplace training or workplace rehabilitation services.

 

13.Regulation 68 replaced

Delete regulation 68 and insert:

 

68.Maximum amounts payable for certain services

(1)The maximum amount for which the Commission is liable in respect of any claim for a fee for a service referred to in column 1 of an item of the Table in Schedule 2 is the amount prescribed in column 2 of that item.

(2)A term used in column 1 of an item of the Table in Schedule 2 has the same meaning in that Schedule as it has in the order referred to in column 2 of that item.

(3)A reference to an order in column 2 of an item of the Table in Schedule 2 is a reference to that order as in force on 1 July 2024.

 

14.Schedule 1 amended

(1)In Schedule 1 clause 1 in the definition of relevant injury after “injury” insert:

 

or workplace injury

 

(2)In Schedule 1 clause 6 after “Vocational” insert:

 

or workplace

 

Note: The heading to amended Schedule 1 clause 6 is to read:

Vocational or workplace support

15.Schedule 2 replaced

Delete Schedule 2 and insert:

 

Schedule 2 — Maximum amounts payable

[r. 68]

Column 1

Service

Column  2

Maximum amount

1.A rehabilitation service provided by an approved vocational or workplace rehabilitation provider

Hourly rate for the relevant service provided by a workplace rehabilitation provider in the Workers Compensation (Workplace Rehabilitation Services) Fees Order 2024 clause 6 and Schedule 1

2.Consultation with an acupuncturist

Amount set out for the relevant service in the Workers Compensation (Health Services) Fees Order 2024 clause 6 and Schedule 1

3.Consultation with a chiropractor

Amount set out for the relevant service in the Workers Compensation (Health Services) Fees Order 2024 clause 6 and Schedule 2

4.Consultation with a clinical psychologist

Hourly rate set out for the relevant service in the Workers Compensation (Health Services) Fees Order 2024 clause 6 and Schedule 3

5.Preparation of a written report by a clinical psychologist

Hourly rate set out for the relevant service in the Workers Compensation (Health Services) Fees Order 2024 clause 6 and Schedule 3

6.Counselling service provided by a psychologist

Hourly rate set out for the relevant service in the Workers Compensation (Health Services) Fees Order 2024 clause 6 and Schedule 4

7.Consultation with an exercise physiologist

Amount set out for the relevant service in the Workers Compensation (Health Services) Fees Order 2024 clause 6 and Schedule 5 Part 1

8.Consultation with a physiotherapist

Amount set out for the relevant service in the Workers Compensation (Health Services) Fees Order 2024 clause 6, Schedule 5 Part 2 and Schedule 10

9.Consultation with a mental health social worker

Hourly rate set out for the relevant service in the Workers Compensation (Health Services) Fees Order 2024 clause 6 and Schedule 6

10.Consultation with an occupational therapist

Amount set out for the relevant service in the Workers Compensation (Health Services) Fees Order 2024 clause 6 and Schedule 7

11.Consultation with an osteopath

Amount set out for the relevant service in the Workers Compensation (Health Services) Fees Order 2024 clause 6 and Schedule 8

12.Consultation with a psychologist

Hourly rate set out for the relevant service in the Workers Compensation (Health Services) Fees Order 2024 clause 6 and Schedule 9

13.Consultation with a speech pathologist

Amount set out for the relevant service in the Workers Compensation (Health Services) Fees Order 2024 clause 6 and Schedule 11

 

Part 3 — Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Regulations 2009 amended

16.Regulations amended

This Part amends the Motor Vehicle (Third Party Insurance) Regulations 2009.

17.Regulation 6 amended

In regulation 6 delete “Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Regulations 1982 regulation 17AA.” and insert:

 

Workers Compensation and Injury Management Regulations 2024 regulation 35(1) and (2).

 

Part 4 — State Superannuation Regulations 2001 amended

18.Regulations amended

This Part amends the State Superannuation Regulations 2001.

19.Regulation 12D amended

In regulation 12D in the Table delete item 2 and insert:

 

2.

An amount of income compensation paid to a worker under the Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023.

 

20.Schedule 1 amended

In Schedule 1 Division 2 delete item 68 and insert:

 

68.WorkCover WA established by the Workers Compensation and Injury Management Act 2023

 

Part 5 — State Trading Concerns (Authorisation) Regulations 1998 amended

21.Regulations amended

This Part amends the State Trading Concerns (Authorisation) Regulations 1998.

22.Schedule 2 amended

(1)In Schedule 2 Part 1 delete “WorkCover Western Australia Authority” and insert:

 

WorkCover WA

 

(2)In Schedule 2 Part 2:

(a)delete “WorkCover Western Australia Authority” and insert:

 

WorkCover WA

 

(b)delete “WorkCover Western Australia Authority” and insert:

 

WorkCover WA

 

(c)delete “WorkCover Western Australia Authority.” and insert:

 

WorkCover WA.

 

 

K. COLLERAN, Clerk of the Executive Council

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