Section 2 — Workers Compensation Act 1987 (NSW)

Commencement

(1) Sections 1 and 2 and Parts 19 and 20 of Schedule 6 shall commence on the date of assent to this Act.
(2) Except as provided by subsection (1), this Act shall commence on such day or days as may be appointed by the Governor and notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.

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Related sections

s 1 — Name of Act
s 2A — Relationship to Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998
s 3 — Definitions
s 4 — Definition of “injury”
s 4A — Directors of uninsured employer not entitled to compensation
s 6 — Act binds Crown

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