WORKERS COMPENSATION (INSURANCE PREMIUMS) REGULATION 1995

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Regulation
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Definitions
• 4 Meaning of "injury year"
• 5 Non wages-based calculation of premium

PART 2 - DECLARATION OF WAGES

• 6 Employer to supply insurer with return relating to wages
• 7 Declaration accompanying return
• 8 Experience premium return
• 9 Offence by employer

PART 2B - NOTICE OF INPUT TAX CREDIT ENTITLEMENT

• 9A Employer to give insurer notice of input tax credit entitlement

PART 3 - CERTIFICATION OF COST OF CLAIMS

• 10 Definition
• 10A Prevention of double allowance for provisional compensation payments
• 11 Cost of an individual claim
• 11A Cost of provisional payments of compensation
• 12 Certificates relating to cost of claims
• 13 Effect of certificate
• 14 Employers who were previously self-insurers

PART 4 - DEMAND FOR PREMIUM

• 15 Notice of premium calculation

PART 5 - PROCEDURE BEFORE AUTHORITY RELATING TO INSURANCE PREMIUMS

• 16 Applications
• 17 Answer
• 18 Decision of Authority
• 19 Procedure generally
20, 21. (Repealed)

PART 6 - POLICIES EXEMPT FROM INSURANCE PREMIUMS ORDERS

• 22 Further policies exempt from order--unregulated premiums

PART 7 - PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS BY INSTALMENTS

• 23 Policies under which premiums may be paid by instalments
• 24 Number, size and times for payment of instalments

PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS

• 25 Transitional--operation of amendments
• 26 Repeal of 1987 Regulation

PART 9 - PREMIUM DISCOUNT SCHEME

Division 1 - Preliminary

• 27 Commencement
• 28 Interpretation
• 29 Premium Discount Scheme
• 30 Employers eligible to participate in PDS (General)
• 31 Employers entitled to participate in Small Business Strategy

Division 2 - Premium Discount Scheme (General)

• 32 Approval of Premium Discount Advisers
• 33 Conditions of approval
• 34 Functions of a PDA
• 35 Relationship with employer
• 36 Principals of a PDA
• 37 Functions of Principals
• 38 Review of PDAs by Authority
Subdivision 2 - PDA Ratings
• 39 Initial PDA Ratings
• 40 Subsequent determination of PDA Rating by Authority
• 41 PDA Rating not transferable

Division 3 - Small Business Strategy

• 42 Approval of sponsors
• 43 Conditions of approval
• 44 Authority may invite proposals for small business discount programs
• 45 Assessment of proposals
• 46 Funding agreements
• 47 Relationship with employer
• 48 Functions of a sponsor
• 49 Review of sponsors by Authority

Division 4 - Premium discounts

• 50 Definitions
• 51 First year of participation
• 52 Change in PDA Rating--first year of participation
• 53 Second year of participation
• 54 Change in PDA Rating--second year of participation
• 55 Third year of participation
• 56 Change in PDA Rating--third year of participation
• 57 Verifications
• 58 Provisional entitlement not confirmed
• 59 Year of participation may be repeated
• 60 Time limits on participation in Scheme

Division 5 - Reviews and appeals

• 61 Internal review
• 62 Appeal to Administrative Decisions Tribunal

Division 6 - Offences

• 63 Failure to comply with Code of Conduct
• 64 Purporting to be a PDA
• 65 Failure to notify Authority of changes concerning PDA

Division 7 - General

• 66 Premium Discount Guidelines
• 67 Directions by Authority to PDAs or sponsors
• 68 Codes of Conduct
• 69 Calculation of premium discount
• 70 Powers of Authority if PDA or sponsor ceases to operate
• 71 Statistics