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Workers' Compensation Act 1990. No. 110.

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Australia
Queensland
Occupational safety and health; Social security (general standards); Disabled workers; Employment accident and occupational disease benefit; Old-age, invalidity and survivors benefit
1990-12-18
Law, Act

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An Act to provide for compensation and rehabilitation of injured workers and for related purposes. Specifically, the Act is designed to provide for the maintenance of a system of accident insurance providing cover for workers who suffer injury and for dependants of workers whose death results from injury; to meet the needs of workers and dependants, including adequate income and medical treatment; to promote the rehabilitation of injured workers and occupational safety in industry; and to protect employers in relation to claims for damages on account of injury to a worker. The Workers Compensation Act of 1916, as amended, the Workers' Compensation (Lead Poisoning, Mount Isa) Act of 1933, as amended, and Part III of the State Government Insurance Office (Queensland) Act and Another Act Amendment Act of 1965 are repealed.

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    Date of entry into force
    1990-01-01
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    Serial title
    Printed separately
    Date
    1990
    Page range
    95 p.