Dust diseases contributions 2018-2019

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Introduction

Notice is given that the State Insurance Regulatory Authority, in pursuance of section 6 of the Workers’ Compensation (Dust Diseases) Act 1942 (“the Dust Diseases Act”), has

(a) in respect of policies issued or renewed to take effect in the year commencing 30 June 2018, determined the contribution to be paid under section 6 of the Dust Diseases Act by an insurer insuring or indemnifying an employer in respect of a class of employment specified in Column 1 of  Table 1 to be an amount equal to the percentage of wages (being the total wages payable by the employer to workers in respect of the period of the policy) specified in Column 2 of the Table opposite that class; and

(b) determined that the 2018-2019 financial year interim contribution to be paid by an insurer to the Workers’ Compensation (Dust Diseases) Fund in twelve equal instalments by the fifteenth day of each month commencing 15 July 2018 will be as follows:

and

(c) determined that the 2018-2019 financial year interim contribution to be paid by the workers compensation nominal insurer to the Workers’ Compensation (Dust Diseases) Fund in amounts and at times requested by the Workers’ Compensation (Dust Diseases) Fund will be $50,013,147, and

(d) determined that upon notification of an employer’s actual wages paid for the financial year an insurer’s 2018-2019 financial year contribution is to be calculated in accordance with clause (a) and paid to the Workers’ Compensation (Dust Diseases) Fund less previous contributions for the financial year 2018-2019 by 31 October each year; and

(e) in respect of the year commencing 1 July 2018, determined the contribution to be paid under section 6 of the Dust Diseases Act by each self-insurer is to be an amount equal to the percentage of wages (being the total wages payable by the self-insurer to workers in respect of that year) specified in Column 2 of Table 1 below opposite –

• (i) the class of employment specified in item 1 of Column 1 of Table 1 if, and to the extent that, wages are payable by the self-insurer to workers in respect of employment during that year and of that class; or
• (ii) the class of employment specified in Column 1 of Table 1 which corresponds to the business activity classification (or classifications) adopted by the State Insurance Regulatory for the purpose of determining the contribution payable by the self-insurer to the Workers Compensation Operational Fund for the financial year commencing 1 July 2018; and

(f) determined that the 2018-2019 interim contribution to be paid by each self-insurer to the Workers’ Compensation (Dust Diseases) Fund is to be based on a reasonable estimate by the self-insurer of the wages to be paid during the financial year and calculated in accordance with clause (d) and paid in two equal instalments on 31 October 2018 and 31 March 2019; and

(g) determined that the 2018-2019 final contribution to be paid by each self-insurer to the Workers’ Compensation (Dust Diseases) Fund is to be based on the actual wages paid by the self-insurer during the 2018-2019 financial year and calculated in accordance with clause (d) and is to be paid by 31 October 2019 less the interim contribution paid under clause (e), as the case may require (see note 1 below).

Table 1

Note:

1.If wages are payable by an employer (including a self-insurer) to workers in respect of employment during the relevant period, being employment of the class specified in item 1 of Column 1 of the above Table, the percentage of wages specified in Column 2 for that item applies to such part of the total wages payable to the employer’s workers as relates to employment of that class, and items 2-10 of the Table (as the case may require) apply to the remainder of the wages.

2.If, in the calculation of an employer’s premium in accordance with the Market Practice and Premium Guidelines 2018-2019, business classifications mentioned in two or more of Schedules 1-8 below properly apply to the employer, the dust diseases contribution rates in Column 3 of the Table 2 are to apply to such part of the total wages payable by the employer as relates to the relevant classification.  The same applies to calculation of a self-insurer’s dust diseases contribution by reference to its Workers Compensation Operational Fund contribution.

3.See Annexure A to the Market Practice and Premium Guidelines 2018-2019 for full descriptions of relevant business classifications below.

4.The expressions “policy”, and “workers” used above have the same meanings as in the Workers Compensation Act 1987 and the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998 and references to wages “payable” include references to wages paid.

5.The expression “wages” used above has the same meaning as in the Market Practice and Premium Guidelines 2018-2019.

Table 2

Recommended Dust Disease Levy Schedules 2018/19 by WIC code.

Schedule 1

Schedule 2

Schedule 3

Schedule 4

Schedule 5

Schedule 6

Schedule 7

Schedule 8