Table 8.1: Applicable workers’ compensation legislation

 

Applicable workers’ compensation legislation

New South Wales

Workers Compensation Act 1987

Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998

Workers’ Compensation (Dust Diseases) Act 1942

Workers’ Compensation (Bush Fire, Emergency and Rescue Services) Act 1987

State Insurance and Care Governance Act 2015

Historic versions can also be accessed from the same link

Victoria

Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013

Accident Compensation Act 1985

Queensland

Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (permalink to current reprint)

Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2014 (permalink to current reprint)

Superseded versions: ActReg

Western Australia

Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981

Other versions of this Act can be found here

South Australia

Return to Work Act 2014 Version valid from 1 July 2015

Historical versions can be accessed from South Australian Legislation

Tasmania

Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

Historic versions can also be accessed from the same link

Northern Territory

Return to Work Act 1986

As in force at 1 December 2018

Return to Work Act

As in force at 1 October 2015

Return to Work Act

As in force at 1 July 2015

Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act

As in force at 1 January 2015

Australian Capital Territory

Workers’ Compensation Act 1951

ACT Legislation Register (All versions can be accessed from this webpage)

C’wealth Comcare

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

Federal Register of Legislation

C’wealth Seacare

Seafarers’ Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992

C’wealth DVA

Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Defence-related Claims) Act 1988

Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004

New Zealand

Accident Compensation Act 2001 No 49 (current)

(Version valid 1 April 2002 onwards)