DCI 4 Amdt 6 - AVERAGE WEEKLY ORDINARY TIME EARNINGS of FULL-TIME ADULTS (AWOTEFA) UPDATE

DEFENCE COMPENSATION INSTRUCTION - NO. 4 (Amendment 6)

Military Compensation Scheme - Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988

Subject:

AVERAGE WEEKLY ORDINARY TIME EARNINGS of FULL-TIME ADULTS (AWOTEFA) UPDATE

1.Subsection 19(5) of the Safety Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 provides for a ceiling on weekly compensation payments for incapacity for work after the first 45 weeks.

2.The ceiling is 150% of the AWOTEFA which is updated quarterly by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Details of changes to the AWOTEFA since March 1994 are as follows:

Date of Effect

AWOTEFA

150% of

AWOTEFA

3 Mar 94

$604.20

$906.30

19 May 94

$612.30

$918.45

18 Aug 94

$617.50

$926.25

6 Dec 94

$620.40

$930.60

2 Mar 95

$629.00

$943.50

16 Nov 95

$651.90

$977.85

29 Feb 96

$659.90

$989.85

17 May 96

$665.70

$998.55

16 Aug 96

$672.60

$1008.90

14 Nov 96

$676.40

$1014.60

22 May 97

$694.10

$1041.15

14 Aug 97

$696.60

$1044.90

13 Nov 97

$706.60

$1059.90

5 Mar 98

$711.20

$1066.80

21 May 98

$722.30

$1083.45

13 Aug 98

$726.90

$1090.35

19 Nov 98

$736.10

$1104.15

4 Mar 99

$741.30

$1111.95

20 May 99

$744.80

$1117.20

3.Remove DCI No 4 Amendment 5 dated 13 Aug 98 and replace with DCI No 4 Amendment 6.

4.Any enquiries concerning the information contained in this DCI should be directed to Michelle Glanville on (06) 2668104.

[signed by]

PAUL ONTONG

A/DMCR

    June 1999

Related Advices:

1.DCA No.76:Summary of Rates and Amounts Under The SRC Act 1988

DCI No 4 Amdt 6

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