The main objectives of this bill are to provide more equitable coverage for injuries covered by the Accident Compensation Scheme, and to provide greater clarity for claimants, and to better give effect to the policy intent of the Accident Compensation Act 2001.
Royal Assent given 30 September 2022.
Enacted as the Accident Compensation (Maternal Birth Injury and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2022 (2022/51)
Government bill
Bill type | Government bill |
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Parliament | 53 |
Ref | 103-2 |
Introduced | 7 December 2021 |
First reading | 14 December 2021 |
Select Committee | Education and Workforce Committee |
Public submissions due | 11 February 2022 |
Select Committee report back | 28 June 2022 |
Second reading | 27 July 2022 |
Committee of the whole House | 22 September 2022 |
Third reading | 27 September 2022 |
Royal Assent | 30 September 2022 |
Enacted as | Accident Compensation (Maternal Birth Injury and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2022 (2022/51) |
Divided | No |
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