Queensland Consolidated Acts

WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 200

200 Total dependency

(1) This section applies if at least 1 of the worker’s dependants was, at the time of the worker’s death, totally dependent on the worker’s earnings.

(2) The amount of compensation payable for the worker’s dependants is—

(a) if the worker has left dependent members of the worker’s family, for the members—404.87 times QOTE; and

(aa) if the worker has left a totally dependent spouse, for the spouse—10.83 times QOTE; and

(ab) if the worker has left a totally dependent spouse and dependent members of the worker’s family who are under 6, for the spouse—a weekly amount equal to 8% of QOTE while a dependent member is under 6; and

(b) if the worker has left a totally dependent spouse and dependent members of the worker’s family who are under 16 or are students, for each member other than the spouse—21.64 times QOTE; and

(c) if the worker has left dependent members of the worker’s family or a child of the worker’s spouse who was totally dependent on the worker’s earnings and who are under 16 or students, for each member or child—a weekly amount equal to 10% of QOTE while the member or child is under 16 or a student.