COMPARISON OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS

STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITIES

WESTERN

AUSTRALIA

QUEENSLAND

TASMANIA

NORTHERN

TERRITORY

A.C.T.

NEW ZEALAND

No direct financial

No direct financial

No direct financial

Alternative

Amendments

No direct financial

subsidy scheme

subsidy scheme

subsidy scheme

Employer Incentive

introduced second

subsidy scheme

Suitable duties

Scheme

injury

However, recovery

program

The scheme

arrangements. 

of costs can me

(a) Total incapacity:

provides:

S 108 (1)

made from

When a worker

(a) that the new

previous insurer if

returns to work on

employer be

the effects of new

a graduated RTW

indemnified by the

injury are

program,

original employer

exacerbated by a

WorkCover may be

for any

previous injury

responsible for

aggravation,

wages paid for an

acceleration or

agreed period. The

exacerbation of the

employer is

injury that occurs

encouraged to pay

within one year

wages according to

after the worker

partial incapacity

commences

as at (b)

employment with

the other employer

(b) Partial

incapacity: When a

(b) monetary

worker returns to

incentives for the

work on a

new employer

graduated RTW

program, employer

is responsible for

wages paid for the

hours worked, with

WorkCover paying

the difference

Exempt employer

policy: Host

employer of injured

worker is not

responsible for

aggravation or

exacerbation of

same injury for

period of 6 months

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