Table 8.1: Applicable workers’ compensation legislation | Safe Work Australia

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	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(permalink to current reprint) Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Regulation 2014 (permalink to current reprint) Superseded versions: Act, Reg
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)