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Commission of Inquiry, Workmen's Compensation Act Report of the Commissioner, the Honourable Mr. Justice Charles W. Tysoe (1966)
Reprinted with permission of the Province of British Columbia.
File Number: 7200001443
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Page 1-14 (PDF 698kb) |
| Letter to His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor Order in Council No. 168 Appointing the Honourable Mr. Justice Charles W. Tysoe List of Counsel and Representatives Who Made Final Summations Table of Contents |
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Page 15-27 (PDF 1.04mb) |
| Preliminary Introduction Labour and Industry and Their General Attitudes Comments on Complaints Concerning Decisions of Board Section 1. Some Comments on Compensation Benefits and Increases Requested Section 2. Basic Rate of Compensation for Disability |
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Page 28-68 (PDF 3.22mb) |
| Section 3. Permanent Disability Pension Rates
(Section 27 of Act) Section 4. Maximum and Minimum Earnings Section 5. Pensions of Widows and Invalid Widowers Section 6. Payments for Children of Deceased Workers Section 7. Tying Pensions and Other Compensation Payments to Cost of Living-Application of Recommended Increases to Existing Pensions and Compensation Payments Section 8. Surpluses in Reserve Fund of Board Section 9. Financial Implementation of Applying Increases to Existing Pensions Section l0. Funeral Allowances |
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Page 69-95 (PDF 1.91mb) |
| Section 11. Canada Pension Plan Section 12. Optional Private Insurance Section 13. Blanket Coverage for All Workmen Section 14. Agricultural Workers Section 15. Coverage of Fishermen Section 16. The Board-Its Administrative Duties |
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Page 96-143 (PDF 3.63mb) |
| Section 17. Regional Offices Section 18. Classification--Rate Making--Experience Rating--Special Classification Section 19. Statistics Section 20. Accident Prevention-First Aid--Industrial Hygiene Section 21. Medical Department and Relations with Medical Profession |
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Page 144-172 (PDF 2.24mb) |
| Section 22. Administration of Medical
Aid Section 23. Eyeglasses and Dentures (Section 25 (8) (b) of Act) Section 24. Psychiatric Treatment Section 25. Sick Mariners' Fund Section 26. Subsistence Allowances (Section 25 (1) ) Section 27. Chiropractors Section 28. Rehabilitation |
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Page 173-221 (PDF 3.90Mb) |
| Section 29. Personal Injury by Accident Arising
Out of and in the Course of Employment Section 30. Burden of Proof Section 31. Waiting Period (Section 7 (2)) Section 32. Enhanced Disabilities--Second Injury Fund Section 33. Limited Liability-section 7 (5) of Act |
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Page 222-242 (PDF 1.67mb) |
| Section 34. Back Injuries Section 35. Industrial Diseases (Section 8 of Act) Section 36. Industrial Deafness Section 37. Hernia (Section 16 of Act) |
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Page 243-271 (PDF 2.34mb) |
| Section 38. Lung Conditions (Section 8 of Act)
Section 39. Medical Examination of Workmen (Section 8 (8) of Act) |
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Page 272-309 (PDF 3.09mb) |
| Section 40. Disability Evaluation Section 41. Temporary Partial Disability (Section 24 and Section 22 (1) (b) of Act) Section 42. Temporary Total Disability (Compensation Therefor)-"Short term" Claims (Section 23 (1) of Act) Section 43. Average Earnings (Section 27 (1) of Act) Section 44. Permanent Partial Disability-Loss of Function or Loss of Wages (Section 22 of Act) |
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Page 310-335 (PDF 2.09mb) |
| Section 45. Claims Department--Claims Procedures--Reviews Section 46. Disclosure of Contents of Board Files (Section 76 of Act) Section 47. Reasons for Disallowance of Claims |
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Page 336-395 (PDF 4.76Mb) |
| Section 48. Compensation Consultant Section 49. Comments on Adversary and Inquiry Systems Section 50. Appeal or Review Structures and Procedures Section 51. Medical Review Panel (Section 55 of Act) Section 52. Proposed Complaints Department |
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Page 396-431 (PDF 2.82mb) |
| Section 53. Some Particular Examples Relied On
by Labour to Support Its Criticism of the Administration Section 54. Hospital Insurance Section 55. Trauma Research Section 56. Security of Tenure of Commissioners of Board (Section 67 (1) of Act) Section 57. Salaries of Commissioners Section 58. Rights against Employers (Sections 11 and 12 of Act) Section 59. Injured Workman's Right of Action against Negligent Workman Section 60. Workman's Notice of Accident to Employer (Section 49 of Act) Section 61. Contractors and Sub-contractors - Liability for Assessments Section 62. Lien Priorities of Board (Section 48 of Act) |
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Page 432-444 (PDF 1.23mb) |
| Section 63. Some Union Proposals for Imposition
upon Employers of Further Statutory Duties Relating to Workmen Section 64. Other Amendments to Act Section 65. Overhaul of Administrative Machinery Section 66. Considerations Applicable to Future Assessments Conclusion List of Those Who Made Submissions or Representations Workmen's Compensation Act Index |
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Workmen's Compensation Act, 1960 (PDF 3.41mb) |
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Index (PDF 590kb) |
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