Office of the Commissioner for Employees' Compensation
Commissioner for Employees' Compensation
1971 – 1 December 1988
Office of the statutory Commissioner who determined and paid workers' compensation claims by Commonwealth Government employees for work-related injury, disease and death.
How it came into existence
Created in 1971 under the Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act 1971, which replaced the Commonwealth Employees' Compensation Act 1930 as the compensation scheme for Commonwealth employees.
Legislation: Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act 1971
How it ended
Replaced on 1 December 1988 by the Commission for the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation of Commonwealth Employees (Comcare Australia), established under the Commonwealth Employees' Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988, which repealed the 1971 Act.
- Replaced by Commission for the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation of Commonwealth Employees · 1 December 1988
- Determining and paying compensation claims by Commonwealth employees
Main functions
- Determining compensation claims by Commonwealth employees
- Paying weekly compensation, medical and other benefits
- Paying death benefits to dependants of deceased employees
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