New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

INSURANCE PREMIUMS ORDER (1991-92) - SCHEDULE 9

SCHEDULE 9 – Reduction of premium for employers of previously injured or unemployed workers

1 Premium to be reduced

Any premium calculated in accordance with the other provisions of this Order is to be reduced in accordance with this Schedule.

2 Exclusion of certain wages from calculation of premium

Any such premium is to be reduced by excluding wages to which this Schedule applies from the calculation of the amount of the premium.

3 Wages to which this Schedule applies

(1) This Schedule applies to wages paid by an employer in respect of the first 12 months of employment of any worker who is first employed by the employer (otherwise than on a casual or temporary basis) after 1 February 1992 and before 1 July 1992, but only if:

(a) the worker is partially incapacitated for work as a result of an injury (whether received before or after the commencement of this Schedule) and is no longer employed by a previous employer who employed the worker at the time of the injury, or

(b) the worker has been continuously unemployed for 3 months immediately before being employed by the employer.

(2) However, this Schedule does not apply to any such wages unless:

(a) application for a premium reduction in respect of those wages is made by the relevant employer in accordance with any guidelines under this Schedule, and

(b) any other relevant requirements of the WorkCover Authority are satisfied.

4 Application for reduction of premium

The WorkCover Authority may issue guidelines specifying the method of applying for a premium reduction under this Schedule, including:

(a) the manner and form of an application, and

(b) any documents relating to the application that the employer must attach to it.

5 Definition

In this Schedule, "employer" does not include a self-insurer.