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ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT 1985 - SECT 92A

Revised compensation for death of worker

    (1)     In this section—

S. 92A(1) def. of
child amended by No. 9/2010 s. 68(1).

"child" means a person who—

        (a)     is under the age of 16 years; or

        (b)     is 16 years or more but under the age of 25 years and is a full-time student or full-time apprentice;

S. 92A(1)
def. of corresponding law
inserted by No. 9/2010 s. 68(2)(a).

"corresponding law "means an Act of another State or Territory in relation to the status of a child who is born after the death of a person whether or not the birth of that child was a result of an assisted reproductive treatment using the gametes, or an embryo formed from the gametes, of the deceased person;

S. 92A(1) def. of dependent child substituted by No. 9/2010 s. 68(2)(b).

"dependent child" means a child who is a dependant of the worker and includes—

        (a)     an orphan child;

        (b)     a child born after the death of the worker where the deceased worker is that child's parent because of the Status of Children Act 1974 or a corresponding law;

S. 92A(1) def. of dependent spouse substituted as dependent partner by No. 27/2001 s. 4(Sch.  2 item 1.4(a)), substituted by No. 80/2010 s. 52(1)(a).

dependent partner means a partner who is, or would be but for the incapacity of the worker due to injury, wholly or mainly dependent on the worker's earnings;

S. 92A(1) def. of
orphan child amended by Nos 27/2001 s. 4(Sch.  2 item 1.4(b)), 102/2004 s. 14(1)(a).

"orphan child" means a child

        (a)     who is a child of the worker and whose other parent—

              (i)     was dead before the death of the worker; or

              (ii)     was not, at the time of the death of the worker, a dependent partner of the worker and did not at that time wholly, mainly or in part provide economic support for the child; or

        (b)     who is not a child of the worker and—

              (i)     whose parents were both dead before the worker died; or

              (ii)     neither of whose parents, at the time of the death of the worker, wholly, mainly or in part provided economic support for the child and neither of whom was at that time a dependent partner of the worker;

S. 92A(1) def. of partially dependent partner inserted by No. 102/2004 s. 14(1)(b), substituted by No. 80/2010 s. 52(1)(b).

partially dependent partner means a partner who is, or would be but for the incapacity of the worker due to injury, to any extent dependent on the worker's earnings.

S. 92A(2) amended by Nos 27/2001 s. 4(Sch.  2 item 1.4(c)), 80/2010 s. 52(2).

    (2)     In determining, for the purposes of this section, whether a partner was a dependent partner at the time of the death of the worker or other relevant time, no regard shall be had to any money which the partner had earned or was earning by his or her own personal exertion or to any savings arising from any such earnings.

S. 92A(2A) inserted by No. 9/2010 s. 68(3).

    (2A)     For the purposes of this section and section 92B, a partner who resided with the worker at the time of the worker's death is deemed to have been dependent on the earnings of the worker at the time of the worker's death.

S. 92A(2B) inserted by No. 9/2010 s. 68(3).

    (2B)     Subsection (2A) applies to all claims first received on and from 10 December 2009—

        (a)     by the Authority, whether forwarded by the employer or lodged by a partner to which that subsection applies; or

        (b)     by a self-insurer, having been given or served on the self-insurer by a partner to which that subsection applies.

S. 92A(3) substituted by No. 9/2010 s. 68(4).

    (3)     If a worker's death results from or is materially contributed to by an injury which entitles the worker's dependants to compensation, the amount of compensation must be determined—

        (a)     if a dependant does not have legal representation, or is a minor or a person under a disability, by the court in accordance with this section; or

        (b)     in all other cases, by the Authority or self‑insurer in accordance with this section.

S. 92A(4) amended by Nos 27/2001 s. 4(Sch.  2 item 1.4(d)
(i)(ii)), 102/2004 s. 38(1)(c), 41/2006 s. 11(1), 9/2010 s. 68(5), 80/2010 s. 82(c), 67/2013 s. 632(c).

    (4)     If the worker leaves a dependent partner, or dependent partners, and no dependent child, the amount of compensation is $555 350 payable to the dependent partner or, if there is more than one, in equal shares to the dependent partners.

S. 92A(5) amended by Nos 27/2001 s. 4(Sch.  2 item 1.4(e)), 102/2004 s. 38(1)(c), 41/2006 s. 11(1), 9/2010 s. 68(5), 80/2010 s. 82(c), 67/2013 s. 632(c).

    (5)     If the worker leaves no dependent partner and no dependent children other than an orphan child or orphan children, the amount of compensation is $555 350 payable to that orphan child or, if there are 2 or more, in equal shares for those children.

S. 92A(6) amended by Nos 27/2001 s. 4(Sch.  2 item 1.4(f)
(i)(ii)), 102/2004 s. 38(1)(d)(e), 41/2006 s. 11(2)(3), 9/2010 s. 68(6), 80/2010 s. 82(d)(e), 67/2013 s. 632(d)(e), substituted by No. 67/2013 s. 628(3).

    (6)     If the worker leaves a dependent partner, or dependent partners, and one, and only one, dependent child, the amount of compensation is $555 350 of which—

S. 92A(6)(a) amended by No. 44/2014 s. 27(1).

        (a)     $55 530 is payable to the dependent child; and

        (b)     the balance—

              (i)     is payable to the dependent partner; or

              (ii)     if there is more than one dependent partner, is payable in equal shares to each of the dependent partners.

S. 92A(7) amended by Nos 27/2001 s. 4(Sch.  2 item 1.4(f)
(i)(ii)), 102/2004 s. 38(1)(c), 41/2006 s. 11(1), 9/2010 s. 68(7)(a) (as amended by No. 80/2010 s. 159(l)(i)), 80/2010 s. 82(f), 67/2013 s. 632(f).

    (7)     If the worker leaves a dependent partner, or dependent partners, and more than one and not more than 5 dependent children, the amount of compensation is $555 350 payable in the following shares—

S. 92A(7)(a) amended by Nos 102/2004 s. 38(1)(f), 41/2006 s. 11(4), 9/2010 s. 68(7)(b), 80/2010 s. 82(g), 67/2013 s. 632(g).

        (a)     $27 770 to each dependent child; and

S. 92A(7)(b) amended by No. 27/2001 s. 4(Sch.  2 item 1.4(f)
(i)(ii)).

        (b)     the balance to the dependent partner or, if more than one, in equal shares to the dependent partners.

S. 92A(8) amended by Nos 27/2001 s. 4(Sch.  2 item 1.4(f)
(i)(ii)), 102/2004 s. 38(1)(c)(g) (h), 41/2006 s. 11(1)(5)(6), 9/2010 s. 68(8)(a)-(c), 80/2010 s. 82(h)-(j), 67/2013 s. 632(h)-(j), substituted by No 44/2014 s. 27(2).

    (8)     If a worker leaves a dependent partner, or dependent partners, and more than 5 dependent children, the amount of compensation is $555 350 of which—

        (a)     $416 520 is payable—

              (i)     to the dependent partner; or

              (ii)     if there is more than one dependent partner, in equal shares to each of the dependent partners; and

        (b)     the balance is payable to each of the dependent children in equal shares.

S. 92A(8A) inserted by No. 26/2000 s. 14, amended by Nos 27/2001 s. 4(Sch. 2 item 1.4(g)), 102/2004 s. 38(1)(c), 41/2006 s. 11(1), 9/2010
s. 68(9) (as amended by No. 80/2010 s. 159(l)(ii)), 80/2010 s. 82(k), 67/2013 s. 632(k).

    (8A)     If the worker does not leave a dependent partner but leaves a dependent child (not being an orphan child) or a dependent child (not being an orphan child) and any other dependent children (including any other orphan children), that dependent child is, or if more than one, each of those dependent children are, entitled to the amount of compensation being such share of a sum not exceeding $555 350 which the court, the Authority or self-insurer considers is reasonable and appropriate to the injury to the dependent child or, if more than one dependent child, to those dependent children.

S. 92A(8B) inserted by No. 102/2004 s. 14(2), amended by Nos 41/2006 s. 11(1), 9/2010
s. 68(9) (as amended by No. 80/2010 s. 159(l)(ii)), substituted by No. 80/2010 s. 52(3), amended by No. 67/2013 s. 632(k), substituted by No. 67/2013 s. 628(4), amended by Nos 44/2014 s. 27(3), 21/2015 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 2.2).

    (8B)     In relation to a claim first received—

S. 92A(8B)(a) amended by No. 44/2014 s. 27(3).

        (a)     on or after the day after the day on which the  Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 receives the Royal Assent; or

        (b)     before that day but not determined by the court, the Authority or self-insurer before that day—

if the worker leaves—

        (c)     one or more partially dependent partners or;

        (d)     one or more partially dependent partners and one or more dependants, whether dependent children or dependent partners—

each such dependent is entitled to the amount of compensation, being a share of a sum not exceeding $555 350, which the court, the Authority or self-insurer considers is reasonable and appropriate to the injury to that dependant.

S. 92A(9) amended by Nos 27/2001 s. 4(Sch.  2 item 1.4(g)), 102/2004 ss 14(3), 38(1)(c), 41/2006 s. 11(1), 9/2010 s. 69(10), 80/2010 s. 82(k), 67/2013 s. 632(k).

    (9)     If the worker does not leave any dependent partner, dependent child or partially dependent partner but leaves any other person who is to any extent dependent on the worker's earnings, the amount of compensation is a sum not exceeding $555 350 which the court, Authority or self-insurer considers is reasonable and appropriate to the injury to that person or, if more than one, to those persons in such shares as the court, the Authority, or self-insurer determines.

S. 92A(10) amended by Nos 27/2001 s. 4(Sch.  2 item 1.4(g)), 102/2004 s. 14(3), 9/2010 s. 68(11).

    (10)     If the worker, being under the age of 21 years at the time of the injury, leaves no dependent partner, dependent child or partially dependent partner but, immediately before the injury, was contributing to the maintenance of the home of the members of the worker's family, the members of the worker's family are deemed to be dependants of the worker partly dependent on the worker's earnings.

S. 92A(11) amended by No. 9/2010 s. 68(12).

    (11)     If, under this section, compensation is payable to a minor or a person under a disability, the compensation must be paid to a trustee for the minor or person under a disability appointed by the court to be invested, applied or otherwise dealt with for the benefit of the child as the trustee thinks fit.

S. 92A(12) substituted by No. 9/2010 s. 68(13).

    (12)     A claimant is entitled to interest at the prescribed rate on an amount of compensation determined in accordance with this section—

        (a)     in the case of a determination by the court—in respect of the period beginning on the date the claim for compensation was lodged in accordance with section 103 and ending on the date of the determination; or

        (b)     in the case of a determination by the Authority or self-insurer—in respect of the period beginning on the date the claim was lodged in accordance with section 103 and ending on the date the Authority or self‑insurer makes the determination.

S. 92AA inserted by No. 9/2010 s. 69.



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