Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority
Seacare Authority · Seacare
1993 – present
Authority that oversees the Seacare scheme of workers' compensation, rehabilitation and work health and safety for seafarers employed on ships engaged in interstate and international trade; it is staffed and supported by Comcare.
How it came into existence
Established in 1993 under the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992, which replaced the Seamen's Compensation Act 1911; its safety role derives from the Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993.
Legislation: Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992; Occupational Health and Safety (Maritime Industry) Act 1993
Main functions
- Oversight of the seafarers' workers' compensation scheme
- Promoting rehabilitation and return to work of injured seafarers
- Work health and safety policy for ships covered by the scheme
- Monitoring employers' compliance and advising the minister
Where it sits
In the portfolio of Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
- Type of body
- Non-corporate Commonwealth entity
- Portfolio
- Employment and Workplace Relations
- Accountable authority
- Chairperson of the Authority – Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 schedule 1 item 21(b)
- ABN
- 32 745 854 352
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Sources
Primary sources
- List of Commonwealth entities and companies under the PGPA Act, 1 July 2026 (Department of Finance) (as Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority (Seacare Authority))
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 11 December 2014 to the latest release (30 June 2026))
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