New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

INSURANCE PREMIUMS ORDER (1991-92) - NOTES

Note:

See also Notification of Determination published in Gazette No 70 of 15.6.1992, p 4049

(L.S.) P. R. SINCLAIR, Governor.
I, Rear Admiral PETER ROSS SINCLAIR, Governor of the State of New South Wales, with the advice of the Executive Council, and on the recommendation of the WorkCover Authority, and in pursuance of section 168 of the Workers Compensation Act 1987, do, by this my Order, fix the manner in which the premium payable by an employer for a policy of insurance is to be calculated by requiring the premium to be calculated for a period of insurance of not more than 12 months and:

(a) if the employer is a category A employer for the purposes of the policy, in accordance with the following formula:

except that where the basic tariff premium for the employer [T] does not exceed $75,000, the experience adjusted premium for the employer shall not exceed twice the amount of that basic tariff premium [2T],

(b) if the employer is a category B employer for the purposes of the policy, in accordance with the following formula:

"P" is the premium for the time being payable by the employer in respect of the period of insurance to which the policy relates, being:

(a) except as provided by paragraph (b) below, the initial premium so payable in accordance with this Order, or

(b) where adjustments are required to be made to that premium by reason of the operation of this Order, the premium so payable by reason of those adjustments.

"T" is the basic tariff premium for the employer, calculated with respect to the period of insurance in accordance with Schedule 3 to this Order.
"S" is the experience adjustment factor for the employer determined with respect to the period of insurance in accordance with Schedule 4 to this Order.
"E" is the experience premium, if any, for the employer determined with respect to the period of insurance in accordance with Schedule 5 to this Order.
"X" is the excess surcharge factor for the employer determined with respect to the period of insurance in accordance with Schedule 6 to this Order.
"D" is the dust diseases contribution, if any, for the employer.
"Q" is the premiums adjustment contribution, if any, for the employer.

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