1 Name of Order
This Order is the Workers Compensation (Indexation of Amounts) Order 2013.cl 1: Am 2016 (421), Sch 1 [1].
2 Commencement
This Order commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.
3 Definition
(1) In this Order:the Act means the Workers Compensation Act 1987.(2) Notes included in this Order do not form part of this Order.
4 Variation of weekly payments
For the purposes of section 82A (4) of the Act, the number that equates to the factor for the purposes of the variation of a weekly payment on the review date specified in Column 1 of the Table to this clause is the number specified in Column 2 of that Table opposite that date.
Column 1 Column 2 Review date Number equating to factor 1 April 2013 1.0179 1 October 2013 1.0078 1 April 2014 1.0184 1 October 2014 1.0095 1 April 2015 1.0075 1 October 2015 1.0140 1 April 2016 1.0055Note—The number equating to the factor has been rounded to 4 decimal places.cl 4: Am 2013 (562), cl 3; 2014 (147), cl 3; 2014 (604), cl 3; 2015 (123), cl 3; 2015 (571), cl 3; 2016 (143), cl 3 (1).
5 Indexation of certain amounts—according to average weekly earnings: section 82B
For the purposes of section 82B (2) of the Act, the amount that is to apply for a financial year specified in Column 1 of the Table to this clause is the amount specified in Column 2 of that Table opposite that financial year.
Column 1 Column 2 Financial year Amount 2012–2013 $158 2013–2014 $168 2014–2015 $173 2015–2016 $176 2016–2017 $183cl 5: Ins 2013 (354), cl 3. Am 2014 (389), cl 3; 2015 (339), cl 3; 2016 (421), Sch 1 [2].
6 Indexation—compensation amount for workers with highest needs: section 82BA
For the purposes of section 82BA (3) of the Act, the amount as varied on the review date specified in Column 1 of the Table to this clause is the amount specified in Column 2 of that Table opposite that review date.
Column 1 Column 2 Review date Amount 1 April 2016 $793cl 6: Ins 2016 (143), cl 3 (2).
7 Indexation—compensation for permanent impairment
For the purposes of section 82F of the Act, the variable amount (within the meaning of Division 6B of Part 3 of the Act) specified for a section referred to in a heading in the Table to this clause for the financial year specified in Column 1 of that Table is the amount specified in Column 2 of that Table opposite that financial year.
Section 66 (2) (a) Impairment greater than 10% but not greater than 30% Column 1 Column 2 2016–2017 $19,790 and $2,980, respectively Section 66 (2) (b) Impairment greater than 30% but not greater than 50% Column 1 Column 2 2016–2017 $79,220 and $4,900, respectively Section 66 (2) (c) Impairment greater than 50% but not greater than 55% Column 1 Column 2 2016–2017 $245,170 Section 66 (2) (d) Impairment greater than 55% but not greater than 60% Column 1 Column 2 2016–2017 $313,050 Section 66 (2) (e) Impairment greater than 60% but not greater than 65% Column 1 Column 2 2016–2017 $380,940 Section 66 (2) (f) Impairment greater than 65% but not greater than 70% Column 1 Column 2 2016–2017 $448,810 Section 66 (2) (g) Impairment greater than 70% but not greater than 74% Column 1 Column 2 2016–2017 $516,690 Section 66 (2) (h) Impairment greater than 74% Column 1 Column 2 2016–2017 $584,580cl 7: Ins 2016 (421), Sch 1 [3].