Oa No. 154 - A.W.O.T.E.F.A. Update

OPERATIONAL ADVICE NO. 154

A.W.O.T.E.F.A. UPDATE

File Ref:

89/0996

Contact:

Wayne Miranda

Phone:

(02) 334 9827

State Managers
State Claims Services Managers
State Review Services Managers
State Business Services Managers
State Executive Officers
General Managers
Group Managers
All claims services staff

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

This ceiling is 150% of the Average Weekly Ordinary Time Earnings for Full Time Adults (AWOTEFA).  The AWOTEFA is updated quarterly by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Date of Effect

AWOTEFA

150% of AWOTEFA

25/5/93

$593.70

$890.55

20/8/93

$597.80

$896.70

18/11/93

$602.40

$903.60

The next increase is expected in February 1994.

(signed 11/1/94)
Antoinette le Marchant
General Manager
Business Development & Customer Service Division

January 1994

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