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Started Jan 05 2013, 19:19
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Jan 05 2013, 19:19
Workers’ compensation is a system of accident compensation for workers who suffer or contract work-related injuries or disease, and for the dependants of those whose death is attributable to employment.
Each Australian jurisdiction has workers’ compensation legislation which requires employers to insure against their statutory and common law liability to compensate workers for work-related injury and disease that results in incapacity or death.Each jurisdiction provides compensation on a ‘no-fault’ basis. A claimant does not have to show that the employer acted negligently in order to be eligible for compensation. Depending on the legislation, a person might also be able to bring a common law action in negligence against an employer.
The two federal workers’ compensation schemes are the Comcare scheme, for Commonwealth employees and employees in the Australian Capital Territory public sector; and the Seacare scheme, for certain seafarers. Comcare is a Commonwealth statutory authority responsible for workplace safety, rehabilitation and compensation in the federal sphere.
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