NEWFOUNDLAND REGULATION 35/00

Workers' Compensation Regulations
(Amendment)
under the
Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act
(O.C. 2000-185)

(Filed June 2, 2000)

Under the authority of the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations.

Dated at St. John's, May 26, 2000.

G. Norris
Deputy Clerk of the Executive Council

REGULATIONS

Analysis

CNR1025/96
as amended

1. Section 1 of the Workers' Compensation Regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

Short title

1. These regulations may be cited as the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Regulations.

2. Paragraph 2(a) of the regulations is repealed and the following substituted:

(a) "Act" means the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Act;

3. The regulations are amended by adding immediately after section 25 the following:

Fishing and logging industry reports

25.1 (1) Notwithstanding section 25, an employer in the fishing industry shall submit a certified statement with respect to fish purchases, and an employer in the logging industry shall submit a certified statement with respect to pulpwood and logging production, to the commission

(a) for the first quarter of the year, not later than April 15;

(b) for the second quarter of the year, not later than July 15;

(d) for the fourth quarter of the year, not later than January 15.

(2) The statement referred to in subsection (1) shall be in the form and contain the information required by the commission.

(3) An employer who fails to comply with this section shall be liable for an additional assessment in accordance with the following table:

Quarterly Assessment Amount	Penalty
$12.50 - $249.99	$12.50
$250.00 - $1,249.99	$25.00
$1,250.00 - $12,499.99	$125.00
$12,500.00 - $24,999.99	$250.00
$25,000.00 – and over	$500.00