Contents (1978 - 141)
Sporting Injuries Insurance Act 1978 No 141
Status information

Long title

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act
2 Commencement
3 (Repealed)
4 Definitions
5 Declaration of sporting organisations
5A Insurance exemption for sporting organisations
6 Appointment of referees and medical panels

Part 2 Sporting Injuries Committee

7 Constitution of Sporting Injuries Committee
8 Committee’s functions
9 Administrative assistance
10 Delegation

Part 3 Financial provisions

11 Establishment of Sporting Injuries Fund
11A Establishment of Supplementary Sporting Injuries Fund
11B Recoupment to Supplementary Fund
12 Investment
13 Financial year of the Committee
14 Borrowing powers of Committee
15 (Repealed)

Part 4 Premiums

16 Determination of premiums
17 Notice to pay premium
18 Failure of organisation to pay premiums
18A Adjustment of certain premiums
18B Repayments in certain cases

Part 5 Benefits

19 Applicants for benefits
20 Certain applications prohibited
21 Applications for benefits
22 Further information
23 Refusal of certain applications
24 Assessment of injuries
25 Payment of benefits for injuries
26 Payment of benefits for death
27 Certain funeral expenses payable
28 Administration of amounts payable to minors
28A Special provision with respect to payment of benefits to mentally incapacitated persons
29 Determinations by Court

Part 6 Miscellaneous

30 Regulations
31 Rules
32 Proceedings for offences
33 False or misleading applications etc
34 Service of notices
35 Application of Stamp Duties Act 1920
35A Certain claims against the Committee and others
35B Liability of concurrent tortfeasors
36 Payment of benefits subject to discretion
37 Savings and transitional provisions

 Schedule 1 Benefit tables

 Schedule 2 Constitution and procedure of Sporting Injuries Committee

 Schedule 3 Payment of benefits from the Fund subject to discretion in certain cases

 Schedule 4 Payment of benefits from the Supplementary Fund subject to discretion in certain cases

 Schedule 5 Savings and transitional provisions

Historical notes