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SAFETY, REHABILITATION AND COMPENSATION ACT 1988 - SECT 97CA

Determination of exit contributions for former Commonwealth authorities

  (1)   If:

  (a)   a body corporate ceases to be a Commonwealth authority at a particular time (the cessation time ); and

  (b)   the body corporate continues in existence; and

  (c)   the amount of Comcare's liability (if any) under this Act (including liability under actions for non - economic loss), in respect of injuries suffered before the cessation time:

  (i)   if the body corporate did not hold a licence in force under Part   VIII--by employees of the body corporate; and

  (ii)   if the body corporate held such a licence--by employees of the body corporate in respect of whom the body corporate was not authorised to accept liability;

    exceeds the amount that represents so much of available scheme funds as is attributable to:

  (iii)   premiums paid by the body corporate before the cessation time; and

  (iv)   special premiums paid by the body corporate before the cessation time; and

  (v)   interest earned on the premiums and special premiums referred to in subparagraphs   (iii) and (iv); and

  (vi)   exit contributions paid to Comcare by the body corporate after the cessation time; and

  (vii)   interest earned on exit contributions referred to in subparagraph   (vi);

Comcare may make a determination of the amount of the exit contribution to be paid by the body corporate.

  (2)   For the purposes of subsection   (1), the amount of the exit contribution must be equal to or less than the excess.

  (3)   A determination under subsection   (1) may only be made during the 7 - year period beginning at the cessation time.

  (4)   For the purposes of paragraph   (1)(c):

  (a)   liability includes prospective liability; and

  (b)   assume that Comcare's liability is not contingent on:

  (i)   the making of a claim for compensation; or

  (ii)   the giving of a notice under section   53.

  (5)   For the purposes of paragraph   (1)(c), if, under subsection   97HA(5), Comcare has permitted an amount of exit contribution payable by the body corporate to be paid in instalments, assume that all of those instalments have been paid to Comcare.


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