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SEAFARERS REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1992 - SECT 96

The Fund

    The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette , approve a trading corporation to be the Fund for the purposes of this Act if the Minister thinks that the following conditions are satisfied in relation to the trading corporation:

  (a)   its participants represent not less than 80% of the seafarer berths on all prescribed ships;

  (b)   it has the management and resources to:

  (i)   quickly process and determine claims for compensation under this Act; and

  (ii)   develop and manage rehabilitation plans under this Act;

  (c)   subject to section   97, it has access to sufficient funds to enable the prompt settlement of all liabilities that might arise under this Act.



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