Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Legislation Amendment (Defence Force) Act 2017 (108 of 2017)

Schedule 2   Amendment of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

Part 1   Amendments

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

25   After section 97DA

Insert:

97DAA Regulatory contributions by Defence Department

(1) Comcare must make a determination of the amount of the regulatory contribution to be paid by the Defence Department in respect of a financial year in relation to defence service.

(2) The amount of the regulatory contribution to be paid for a particular financial year is the sum of:

(a) that part of the estimated cost incurred by the Commission and Comcare in carrying out their respective functions under this Act that Comcare determines, in accordance with guidelines under section 97E, to be referable to the Defence Department in relation to defence service; and

(b) that part of the estimated cost incurred by the Commission and Comcare in carrying out their respective functions under the repealed Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991, the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and the Work Health and Safety (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2011 that Comcare determines, in accordance with those guidelines, to be referable to the Defence Department in relation to defence service.

97DAB Modifications of provisions relating to contributions

Sections 97E to 97P apply to the Defence Department in relation to defence service, but only so far as those sections relate to determinations under section 97DAA.