Second Reading Speeches

Comcare and Seacare Legislation Amendment (Pension Age and Catastrophic Injury) Bill 2017

Type
Government
Portfolio
Employment
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988
and
Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992
to: align workers’ compensation arrangements for the Seacare and Comcare schemes with minimum benchmarks to be set by the proposed National Injury Insurance Scheme; and ensure that persons in receipt of incapacity payments can continue to receive those payments until they reach pension age.

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